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  2. List of acronyms: V - Wikipedia

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    acronym = an abbreviation pronounced as if it were a word, e.g., SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome, pronounced to rhyme with cars; initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc, pronounced cee dee

  3. Glossary of fencing - Wikipedia

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    Advance-Lunge An advance followed immediately by a lunge. [1] The extension can occur before or during the advance, but always before the lunge. A good long-distance attack, especially in combination with Handwork. An advance followed by a lunge might have a tempo of 1-2---3, but an advance-lunge should have a tempo of 1--2-3. Allez!

  4. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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    To the purist, this is an adverb (e.g. "he walked aft") with the corresponding adjective being after (e.g. "the after mooring cleat") [10] after Towards the stern. This is an adjective, unlike aft which is an adverb. [10] afterbrow On larger ships, a secondary gangway rigged in the area abaft of midship.

  5. Lunge (fencing) - Wikipedia

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    The lunge is often used to deliver an attack.In sabre, the end of the attack is defined by the front foot of the lunge landing on the piste.An attack can be made with a lunge on its own, or can be made with a step-forward-lunge, which are both considered single tempo actions.

  6. List of Latin abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Cited in many texts at the end of a mathematical proof. Example: "At the end of the long proof, the professor exclaimed ' QED! '" q.v. qq.v. quod vide quae vide "which see" Imperative, [1] used after a term or phrase that should be looked up elsewhere in the current document or book. For more than one term or phrase, the plural qq.v. is used ...

  7. Lunge (exercise) - Wikipedia

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    A lunge can refer to any position of the human body where one leg is positioned forward with knee bent and foot flat on the ground while the other leg is positioned behind. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is used by athletes in cross-training for sports, by weight-trainers as a fitness exercise, and by practitioners of yoga as part of an asana regimen.

  8. List of Latin phrases (V) - Wikipedia

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    I. e., when explaining a subject, it is important to clarify rather than confuse. verba vana aut risui non loqui: not to speak words in vain or to start laughter: A Roman Catholic religious precept, being Rule 56 of the Rule of Saint Benedict. verba volant, scripta manent: words fly away, writings remain: verbatim: word for word

  9. Longeing - Wikipedia

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    The word derives from the French word allonge, meaning "to lengthen", and the Latin longa ("long"). [4] [5] The spellings longe and lunge are interchangeable in English, but longe is more common in the USA and lunge is more common in the UK. [2]: 130 [1]: 307 The usage of the spelling lungeing in English dates back at least to the 1800s. [6]