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WordNet
Portrait of Pope Pius VI, seated in a chair. His papal coat of arms is above the center. At the bottom a five-line verse in Latin.
Portrait of Pope Pius VI, seated in a chair. His papal coat of arms is above the center. At the bottom a five-line verse in Latin.
  1. (adj) vi
    denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units
  2. (n) VI
    more than 130 southeastern Virgin Islands; a dependent territory of the United States
  3. (n) VI
    the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
Illustrations
Portrait of Pope Pius VI, seated in a chair. His papal coat of arms is above the center.
Portrait of Pope Pius VI, seated in a chair. His papal coat of arms is above the center.
Portrait of Pope Adrian VI in oval, framed with palm leaves and Latin text on the border. Below the portrait are papal coat of arms and a Latin caption.
Portrait of Pope Adrian VI in oval, framed with palm leaves and Latin text on the border. Below the portrait are papal coat of arms and a Latin caption.
In the open air, the deceased Albrecht, Duke of Austria and Emperor Charles VI have a conversation.
In the open air, the deceased Albrecht, Duke of Austria and Emperor Charles VI have a conversation.
Sheet printed from two plates. Below: Inauguration of Emperor Charles VI as Duke of Brabant in Brussels, 11 October 1717. Ceremony on a podium with an arch of honor and columns, erected on the Grand Place in front of the City Hall. Decorated at the top with banners with emblems, at the bottom coats of arms and a medal. At the top: the names of the Dukes of Brabant numbered 1-22 and the imperial crown.
Sheet printed from two plates. Below: Inauguration of Emperor Charles VI as Duke of Brabant in Brussels, 11 October 1717. Ceremony on a podium with an arch of honor and columns, erected on the Grand Place in front of the City Hall. Decorated at the top with banners with emblems, at the bottom coats of arms and a medal. At the top: the names of the Dukes of Brabant numbered 1-22 and the imperial crown.
Portrait of the later German Emperor Charles VI, as a young man with the Spanish crown next to him. Karel wears a necklace with the sign of the Golden Fleece around his neck. Below the portrait a mention of him as Charles III, King of Spain. During the Spanish wars of succession, Charles considered himself king of Spain.
Portrait of the later German Emperor Charles VI, as a young man with the Spanish crown next to him. Karel wears a necklace with the sign of the Golden Fleece around his neck. Below the portrait a mention of him as Charles III, King of Spain. During the Spanish wars of succession, Charles considered himself king of Spain.
Edward VI of England, at the age of ten, only son and successor of Henry VIII. He wears a purple skirt and cloak, trimmed with gray-blue ermine, scarlet under-sleeves, a flat cap on the head. Knee piece, seen from the front, turned slightly to the left, in front of an included curtain, set in edge line, within it the crowned English coat of arms with the Order of the Garter at the top right. Pendant to portrait of Henry VIII.
Edward VI of England, at the age of ten, only son and successor of Henry VIII. He wears a purple skirt and cloak, trimmed with gray-blue ermine, scarlet under-sleeves, a flat cap on the head. Knee piece, seen from the front, turned slightly to the left, in front of an included curtain, set in edge line, within it the crowned English coat of arms with the Order of the Garter at the top right. Pendant to portrait of Henry VIII.
James I Stuart, King of England and as James VI, King of Scotland.
James I Stuart, King of England and as James VI, King of Scotland.
Dirk VI, Count of Holland. Standing, full length. He carries a sword in his right hand. On his left shoulder the coat of arms of Holland. The print serves as an illustration for a book about the history of the counts of Holland.
Dirk VI, Count of Holland. Standing, full length. He carries a sword in his right hand. On his left shoulder the coat of arms of Holland. The print serves as an illustration for a book about the history of the counts of Holland.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Interesting fact
The Treaty of Tordesillas divided all of South America between Spain and Portugal in 1493. Pope Alexander VI drew up the treaty following Columbus’s discovery of the New World.
  1. (n) vi
    The Tahiti apple, Spondias dulcis.
Quotations
William Shakespeare
Who can be patient in extremes? [Henry Vi]
William Shakespeare
Usage in the news

Marion Local defeated McComb in triple overtime Friday to advance to the Division VI state final. nbc24.com

Vi Ripken is down-to-earth center of Maryland's most famous baseball family. baltimoresun.com

Mercy wins D-VI volleyball title. redding.com

The Bears have been in the Division VI playoffs four of the last five years. recordpub.com

Yo-Landi Vi$$er of Die Antwoord, in the video for " Fatty Boom Boom". slate.com

This Week's Mystery VFYW: Sierra Vi. tucsonweekly.com

High-school football Division VI: Goal-line stand helps Newark Catholic advance. dispatch.com

Release of a Vi-Phim presentation and production. variety.com

Only months after the introduction of Soundcraft Vi6™, the Vi Series of digital live sound consoles has been extended with the debut of the Soundcraft Vi4. livedesignonline.com

Ripken appealed for the public's help in locating the man responsible for kidnapping 74-year-old Vi Ripken at gunpoint. thestar.com

Another epic episode of Vi Hart's educational entertainment. ired.com

Despite the suspension of leading scorer Stanford Robinson, Paul VI ended its winter by capturing the City Title in a 70-64 win over Coolidge last week. espn.go.com

Section VI teams move on to state finals. ivb.com

Kaneohe's Pho My Vi Does It Right. midweek.com

On a sunny late morning recently I walked into Pho My Vi expecting to be the only customer. midweek.com

Usage in scientific papers

Set ∂Vi to be the (inner) boundary of Vi , i.e., ∂Vi := (cid:8)v ∈ Vi ; ∃ [x, y ] ∈ E \ Ei with x = v(cid:9) .
Explicit isoperimetric constants and phase transitions in the random-cluster model

For the vertex vi , consider the set Fi of direction vectors pointing from vi to those random walk vertices which are also lattice nearest neighbours of vi .
Area distribution of the planar random loop boundary

The directed extension graph QV of V has the modules Vi as its vertices and there is an arrow from Vi to Vj if and only if Ext1 A (Vi , Vj ) 6= 0.
Noncommutative plane curves

Denote by vi the node of ΣV such that ΣV Vi = ΣV \ {vi }.
On simple ideal hyperbolic Coxeter polytopes

Notice that Σi contains exactly two parabolic subdiagrams ΣV and ΣVi , therefore, it is possible to find the nodes vi and ui in Σi by formulae ui = Σi\ΣV , vi = Σi\ΣVi .
On simple ideal hyperbolic Coxeter polytopes

Usage in literature

Usher said, in poor Vi. "The Combined Maze" by May Sinclair

So Henry VI perished in the Tower the day before Edward IV made his entry into London. "A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6)" by Leopold von Ranke

THE DESTRIER BOOK VI. "The Works Of Edward Bulwer-Lytton A Linked Index to the Project Gutenberg Editions" by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

For when Constantine VI. "Byzantine Churches in Constantinople" by Alexander Van Millingen

Count Henry of Burgundy married Dona Theresa and received the earldom of Portugal from his father-in-law, Alfonso VI. "Portuguese Architecture" by Walter Crum Watson

Edward VI, "monstrificus puellus," was a precocious child of nine years old when he succeeded to the throne. "A History of Giggleswick School" by Edward Allen Bell

In the reign of Edward VI. "A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time" by James Conway Walter

If it be understood figuratively, Amos vi. "Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, v. 1" by Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg

It had been already provided during this period by 8 Henry VI. "Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3" by Various

On the restoration of Henry VI. "Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6" by Various

Usage in poetry
VI. THE BETROTHAL.
Had then God heard her? Had He sent
His angel down? In flesh and blood,
Before her Esek Harden stood!
"Mabel Martin" by John Greenleaf Whittier Author object (377)
VI. Then let me be thy tender friend,
Thy mistress since I cannot be:
Thou'lt soon forget thou'rt not belov'd,
And I! I'm not adored by thee.
"Vive le Platonique!" by Sydney Owenson Author object (634)
"We here, as yet, each day
Are blest with dear recall; as yet, can say
We hold in some soul loved continuance
Of shape and voice and glance.VI
"The To-be-forgotten" by Thomas Hardy Author object (646)
VI. But o'er my lip, in fondness dying,
No sigh of love e'er breath'd its soul,
Until some heart more fondly sighing,
My sigh into existence stole.
"L'Amant Mutin" by Sydney Owenson Author object (634)
VI. Distinctly soft, and faintly true,
It scarce was fancied, scarce was caught:
Just such a sighing sound it breath'd
As I by thee one eve was taught.
"The Musical Fly" by Sydney Owenson Author object (634)
VI. For many a pilgrim has pillow'd his head
In that CELL that now moulders away,
And many a brave chief and warrior has bled
Near these walls that now fall to decay.
"Fragment XVI." by Sydney Owenson Author object (634)