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In some senses, sov is marked as slang, British. Watch for register when choosing this word.
sov
noun 3adj 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
major
VERB + SOV
follow
SOV + NOUN
language, subject-object-verb, word
ADV.
extremely, loosely
Definitions
noun
1
Pound sterling.
That car of his has got to be worth a few sovs.
2
A sovereign (former gold coin).
adj
1
Initialism of subject–object–verb [word order]: Of a language, employing a system of syntax in which a typical sentence contains a subject, followed by the object, followed by the verb.
2
Initialism of shot-on-video.
noun
1
Initialism of single occupancy vehicle.
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That car of his has got to be worth a few sovs.
Wiktionary02
SOV (subject-object-verb) is the most common word order for languages.
Tatoeba · #606381303
Japanese is a major SOV language.
Tatoeba · #961793504
Though Latin is loosely SOV, it is extremely common to move important words to the beginning and end of a sentence for rhetorical effect.
Tatoeba · #1035557305
Most languages in the world follow the SOV word order, but major languages follow the SVO word order.
Tatoeba · #10906025Usage Notes
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