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vide¹

  • /vaɪd/ UK

Rhymes with -aɪd

Where it comes from

See divide.

verb vides · viding · vided · 'vide

  1. US, abbreviation, ambitransitive, clipping Clipping of divide (to split or separate into two or more parts.).
  2. abbreviation, clipping, used in the imperative Clipping of divide! (an order for the members of a legislative assembly to divide into two groups [the ayes and the nays] for the counting of the members’ votes).

vide²

  • /ˈvaɪdi/ UK
  • /ˈvɪdi/ UK
  • /ˈvidi/ US
  • /ˈvideɪ/ US

Rhymes with -aɪdi, -ɪdi, -eɪ

Where it comes from

From Latin vidē (“see (thou)”), second-person singular imperative of videō (“to see”).

verb videte · v. · vid. · vidê

  1. imperative, singular, verb A remark directing the reader to look to the specified place for epexegesis; see; consult; refer to. (For comments, vide page 151).

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"vide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vide. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

vide. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vide

Chicago

"vide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vide.

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@misc{vide_2026,
  title = {vide},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vide},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}