vel sim.
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English
Etymology
Abbreviation of Latin vel similia (“or similar (things), or the like”). First attested in the 19th century; the appearance of the abbreviation in New Latin is roughly contemporary.
Phrase
vel sim.
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References
- 2010, "Or other things" and comments thereon, Language Log
- “vel sim., phr.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
