sub verbo

foreign term sub ver·bo \su̇b-ˈwer-bō, ˌsəb-ˈvər-bō\

Definition of SUB VERBO

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sub ver·bo or sub vo·ce \su̇b-ˈwō-ke, ˌsəb-ˈvō-sē\

Latin

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