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"D.V." = "Deo volente" = "God willing". http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deo%20volente http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deo%20volente
by arundelo 15y ago
"D.V." = "Deo volente" = "God willing".
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deo%20volente http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deo%20volente
- user24 15y ago"MS" = Manuscript. "TB" = Tuberculosis. Reading his little abbreviations, it's like some kind of new language or something... ;)
- kristopolous 15y agoI was hoping TB was actually a disused hallucinogen, popular during the 40s.
- ComputerGuru 15y agoInteresting fact: that's still a phrase very much in-use in certain parts of the world (South America and the Middle East come to mind) in everyday layman talk.
- nwatson 15y agoPortuguese: 'Se Deus quiser' == 'If God wills' ... very common in Brazil. Even more common: 'Oxala' (oh-shah-LAH) taken from Arabic 'in sha lah' meaning the same thing.