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verb

LanguageLatin

Meaning
  1. abbreviation of cōnfer (“compare”)
  2. compare
  3. This is a common scholarly abbreviation for the Latin imperative cōnfer. It is used to direct the reader to look at another source or item for comparison.
Examples

Vidē locum, cf. librum primum.

See the passage, compare the first book.

Part of speechverb

Usage noteDerived from the imperative form of cōnferre.

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