vi : Idioms & Phrases

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alexander vi

  • noun Pope and father of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia (1431-1503)
    Borgia; Rodrigo Borgia; Alexander VI.
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edward vi

  • noun King of England and Ireland from 1547 to 1553; son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour; died of tuberculosis (1537-1553)
    Edward.
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george vi

  • noun King of Great Britain and Ireland and emperor of India from 1936 to 1947; he succeeded Edward VIII (1895-1952)
    George.
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gustavus vi

  • noun the last king of Sweden to have any real political power (1882-1973)
    Gustavus.
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henry vi

  • noun son of Henry V who as an infant succeeded his father and was King of England from 1422 to 1461; he was taken prisoner in 1460 and Edward IV was proclaimed king; he was rescued and regained the throne in 1470 but was recaptured and murdered in the Tower of London (1421-1471)
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louis vi

  • noun king of France whose military victories consolidated his reign (1081-1137)
    Louis the Wideawake; Louis the Bruiser; Louis the Far.
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mithridates vi

  • noun ancient king of Pontus who expanded his kingdom by defeating the Romans but was later driven out by Pompey (132-63 BC)
    Mithridates; Mithridates the Great.
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paul vi

  • noun Italian pope from 1963 to 1978 who eased restrictions on fasting and on interfaith marriages (1897-1978)
    Giovanni Battista Montini.
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philip vi

  • noun king of France who founded the Valois dynasty; his dispute with Edward III over his succession led to the Hundred Years' War (1293-1350)
    Philip of Valois.
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pius vi

  • noun Italian pope from 1775 to 1799 who served during the French Revolution; Napoleon attacked the Papal States and in 1797 Pius VI was taken to France where he died (1717-1799)
    Giovanni Angelo Braschi; Giannangelo Braschi.
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pope alexander vi

  • noun Pope and father of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia (1431-1503)
    Borgia; Rodrigo Borgia; Alexander VI.
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Principle of vis viva

  • (Mech.), the principle that the difference between the aggregate work of the accelerating forces of a system and that of the retarding forces is equal to one half the vis viva accumulated or lost in the system while the work is being done.
Webster 1913

urban vi

  • noun Italian pope from 1378 to 1389 whose contested election began the Great Schism; he alienated his political allies by his ruthless treatment of his opponents (1318-1389)
    Bartolomeo Prignano.
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vi-apple

Vi"-ap`ple noun
Definitions
  1. See Otaheite apple.
Webster 1913

vis major

  • noun a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events
    force majeure; act of God; inevitable accident; unavoidable casualty.
    • he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God
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vis-a-vis

  • noun a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
    counterpart; opposite number.
  • noun small sofa that seats two people
    love seat; loveseat; tete-a-tete.
  • adverb face-to-face with; literally `face to face'
    • they sat vis-a-vis at the table
    • I found myself vis-a-vis a burly policeman
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Vis`-a-vis" noun
Etymology
F., opposite, face to face.
Definitions
  1. One who, or that which, is face to face with another; esp., one who faces another in dancing.
  2. A carriage in which two persons sit face to face. Also, a form of sofa with seats for two persons, so arranged that the occupants are face to face while sitting on opposite sides.
Vis`-a-vis" adverb
Definitions
  1. Face to face.
Webster 1913