vel sim.phr.

Brit.

/ˌvɛl ˈsɪm/, U.S.

/ˌvɛl ˈsɪm/

Forms: 1800s– vel sim., 1900s– vel sim (without point).

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin vel sim.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin vel sim. (1836 or earlier), shortened (as a graphic abbreviation) < classical Latin vel similia < vel or ( < velle to wish: see will v.¹) + similia similar things, use as noun of neuter plural of similis like (see simile n.).

Used after a word, statement, etc., to indicate the possibility of similar alternatives; = or similar at similar adj. 2c.

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1861 W. E. Jelf Gram. Greek Lang. (ed. 3) II. 656 It is used for the imperative, or optative, by an ellipse of θέλω, δός, εὔχομαι, δέομαι vel sim.

1918 F. W. Hasluck Let. 21 Nov. (1926) 160 I commend this research for a wet day in the Borgo, waiting for the Vatican to open, vel sim.

1990 S. Zimmer in M. J. Ball et al. Celtic Linguistics iv. 396 Hy-gar ‘kind’, lit. ‘characterized by love in good state (vel sim.)’.

2014 @lizgloyn 25 Jan. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Can anybody recommend decent, affordable-ish, academic-friendly hotels vel sim in the vicinity of the British Museum?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vel sim
释义	vel sim.phr. Brit. /ˌvɛl ˈsɪm/, U.S. /ˌvɛl ˈsɪm/ Forms: 1800s– vel sim., 1900s– vel sim (without point). Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin vel sim. Etymology: < post-classical Latin vel sim. (1836 or earlier), shortened (as a graphic abbreviation) < classical Latin vel similia < vel or ( < velle to wish: see will v.¹) + similia similar things, use as noun of neuter plural of similis like (see simile n.). Used after a word, statement, etc., to indicate the possibility of similar alternatives; = or similar at similar adj. 2c. ΚΠ 1861 W. E. Jelf Gram. Greek Lang. (ed. 3) II. 656 It is used for the imperative, or optative, by an ellipse of θέλω, δός, εὔχομαι, δέομαι vel sim. 1918 F. W. Hasluck Let. 21 Nov. (1926) 160 I commend this research for a wet day in the Borgo, waiting for the Vatican to open, vel sim. 1990 S. Zimmer in M. J. Ball et al. Celtic Linguistics iv. 396 Hy-gar ‘kind’, lit. ‘characterized by love in good state (vel sim.)’. 2014 @lizgloyn 25 Jan. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Can anybody recommend decent, affordable-ish, academic-friendly hotels vel sim in the vicinity of the British Museum? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < phr.1861
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