"RSV" meaning in English

See RSV in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

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  1. Initialism of Revised Standard Version. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Revised Standard Version
    Sense id: en-RSV-en-name-3Lw-mJcW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 32 2 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 63 29 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 73 25 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 31 1 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 52 44 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 60 36 3

Noun

Forms: RSVs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} RSV (countable and uncountable, plural RSVs)
  1. Initialism of respiratory syncytial virus. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: respiratory syncytial virus Translations (initialism of respiratory syncytial virus): VRS (French), VSR [masculine] (Spanish), RSV [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-RSV-en-noun-AEUsnWKP Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 56 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 52 44 4 Disambiguation of 'initialism of respiratory syncytial virus': 96 4
  2. Initialism of research survey vessel. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: research survey vessel
    Sense id: en-RSV-en-noun-rwZ9ABdk

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