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Vav vs Vet - What's the difference?

vav | vet |

As nouns the difference between vav and vet

is that vav is the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, {{term|ו|lang=he}} while vet is a veterinarian or veterinary surgeon.

As a verb vet is

to thoroughly check or investigate particularly with regard to providing formal approval.

vav

English

Alternative forms

* waw * vau

Noun

(en noun)
  • The sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, .

    • See also

    * * English palindromes ----

    vet

    English

    Etymology 1

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (colloquial) A veterinarian or veterinary surgeon.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 14 , author=Steven Morris , title=Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave , work=Guardian citation , page= , passage=Colin Cameron, a vet who examined the dead animal, said there was "no doubt the kitten would have suffered unnecessarily" before dying.}}

    Etymology 2

    .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (colloquial, US) A veteran (a former soldier or other member of an armed forces).
    • Usage notes
    Although veteran'' can be used in many contexts such as sports or business to describe someone with many years of experience, ''vet is usually used only for former military personnel.

    Etymology 3

    possibly by analogy from Etymology 1, in the sense of "verifying the soundness [of an animal]"

    Verb

    (vett)
  • To thoroughly check or investigate particularly with regard to providing formal approval.
    • The FBI vets all nominees to the Federal bench.
    References
    OED2
    Synonyms
    * evaluate
    Derived terms
    * vetter

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