RSV

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A form of Revised Standard Version — An English translation of the Bible published in 1952 by the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, based on the earlier American Standard Version.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Revised Standard Version.
nounRSV (countable and uncountable, plural RSVs)

plural RSVs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of respiratory syncytial virus.

    While most children will get RSV by age 2, getting sick is never ideal and for young children, or those at high risk for severe RSV disease.

    2022 November 16, Syra Madad, “Opinion: I’m an epidemiologist, and my daughter’s RSV case shook me”, in CNN
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of research survey vessel.

    The spokesperson said other science climate science projects would be restored, with four extra scientists approved to travel south on the icebreaking research vessel RSV Nuyina.

    2023 September 9, Henry Belot, “Australian government backflips on cancellation of Antarctica penguin surveys”, in The Guardian

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
respiratory syncytial virus

Translations

French VRS
  • VRSinitialism of respiratory syncytial virus
Spanish VSR, RSV
  • VSRinitialism of respiratory syncytial virus
  • RSVinitialism of respiratory syncytial virus

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

svrVRS
Cite this entry
APA

RSV. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/RSV

MLA

“RSV.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/RSV. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “RSV,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/RSV.

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