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A a (in dates) ante

abbrev. abbreviation (of)

Abbrev. abbreviation(s)

Abd. Aberdeen

Aberd. Aberdeen

Aberdeensh. Aberdeenshire

abl. ablative

Abol. abolition

Aborig. aboriginal

Abp. archbishop

Abr. abridged

Abridg. abridged

Abridgem. abridgement

absol. absolute(ly)

Absol. absolute

Abst. abstract(s)

abstr. abstract

Abstr. abstract(s)

Acad. academia, academy, academic(al)

acc. according (to)

acc. accusative

Acc. account(s)

Accept. acceptance

Accomm. accommodation

Accompl. accomplished

Accs. accounts

Acct. account

Accts. accounts

accus. accusative

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Achievem. achievement

A.D. Anno Domini

ad. adaptation of

Add. addendum, addenda

Addit. addition(s)

Addr. address

adj. adjective, adjectival

adj. phr. adjectival phrase

adjs. adjectives

Adm. admiral

Adm. admiralty

Admin. administration, administrative

Admir. admiralty

Admon. admonition

Admonit. admonition

adv. adverb, adverbial(ly)

Adv. advanced

Adv. advances

Adv. adventure(s)

Adv. advices

Adv. advocate

Advancem. advancement(s)

advb. adverb, adverbial(ly)

Advert. advertisement

Advoc. advocate

advs. adverbs

Advt. advertisement

Advts. advertisements

Aerodynam. aerodynamics

Aeronaut. aeronautics, aeronautical


Aff. affairs

Affect. affecting

Affect. affection(s)

Afr. Africa(n)

Agric. agriculture, agricultural

agst. against

Alch. alchemy

Alg. algebra

Alleg. allegiance

Allit. alliterative

Alm. almanac

Alph. alphabet, alphabetical

alt. alteration

Amer. America, American

Anal. analysis

Analyt. analytic(al)

Anat. anatomy, anatomical

Anc. ancient

Anecd. anecdotes

Ang. Anglian

Angl. Anglian

Anglo-Ind. Anglo-Indian

Anim. animal(s)

Ann. annal(s)

Ann. annual

Anniv. anniversary

Annot. annotation

Anon. (in author names) Anonymous

Answ. answer

Ant. antiquities


Anthrop. anthropology

Anthropol. anthropology, anthropological

Antiq. antiquity, antiquities

aphet. aphetic, aphetized

Apoc. apocalyptic(al)

Apol. apology, apologies

app. apparently

App. appendix

Appl. applied

Applic. application(s)

appos. appositive(ly)

Apr. April

Arab. Arabic

Arb. (in author names) Arber

arch. archaic

Arch. architecture

Arch. archive(s)

Archaeol. archaeology, archaeological

Archipel. archipelago

Archit. architecture, architectural

Argt. argument

Arith. arithmetic

Arithm. arithmetic, arithmetical

Arrangem. arrangement

art. article

Artic. articulation

Artific. artificial

Artill. artillery

Ashm. (in author names) Ashmole

Assemb. assembly, assemblies


Assoc. association

Assoc. Football Association Football

Assyriol. Assyriology

Astr. astronomy

Astrol. astrology

Astron. astronomy, astronomic(al)

Astronaut. astronautics, astronautical

Att. Attic

attrib. attributive(ly)

Attrib. attribute(s)

Aug. August

Austral. Australia(n)

Auth. author(s)

Autobiog. autobiography

Autobiogr. autobiography, autobiographic(al)

A.V. Authorized Version

Ayrsh. Ayrshire

B Bacteriol. bacteriology, bacteriologic(al)

B.C. Before Christ

B.C. British Columbia

Bedford. Bedfordshire

Bedfordsh. Bedfordshire

bef. before

Bel & Dr. (in the Apocrypha) Bel and the Dragon

Belg. Belgian

Berks. Berkshire

Berksh. Berkshire


Berw. Berwickshire

Berwicksh. Berwickshire

betw. between

Bibliogr. bibliography

Biochem. biochemistry, biochemical

Biog. biography

Biogr. biography, biographic(al)

Biol. biology, biological

Bk. book

Bks. books

BNC British National Corpus

Bord. border

Bot. botany, botanic(al)

Bp. Bishop

Braz. Brazilian

Brit. Britain, British

Bucks. Buckinghamshire

Build. building

Bull. bulletin

Bur. bureau

C c. century

C. county, counties

c (in dates) circa

Cal. calendar

Calc. calculus

Calend. calendar

Calif. California


Calligr. calligraphy

Camb. Cambridge

Cambr. Cambridge

Campanol. campanology

Canad. Canadian

Canterb. Canterbury

Capt. captain

Cartogr. cartography, cartographic(al)

Catal. catalogue

Catech. catechism

Cath. Catholic

cent. century

Cent. central

Cent. century

Ceram. ceramics

Cert. certificate

Certif. certificate

cf. confer, ‘compare’

Ch. Church

Chamb. chamber

Char. character

Charac. character

Chas. Charles

Chem. Engin.

chemical engineering

Chem. chemistry, chemical

Chesh. Cheshire

Ch. Hist. Church history

Chr. Christian

Chr. (in the Bible) Chronicles


Chron. chronology, chronicle

Chron. (in the Bible) Chronicles

Chronol. chronology

Chrons. chronicles

Cinematogr. cinematography, cinematographic(al)

Circ. circle

Civ. Law civil law

Civil Engin. civil engineering

cl. clause

Cl. club

Class. Antiq. classical antiquities

Class. classical

Classif. classification

Climatol. climatology

Clin. clinical

cogn. w. cognate with

Col. colonel

Col. (in the Bible) Colossians

Coll. collected, collection

Coll. college

collect. collective(ly)

Collect. collection

colloq. colloquial(ly)

Colloq. colloquies

Coloss. (in the Bible) Colossians

Com. common

Com. commission

Comb. combination(s)

comb. form combining form

Combs. combinations


Comm. commerce, in commercial usage

Comm. common

Comm. commentary

Comm. commission

Comm. committee

Commandm. commandment

Commend. commendation

Commerc. commercial

Commiss. commission

Comm. Law commercial law

Commonw. commonwealth

Communic. communication(s)

comp. comparative

comp. compound, composition

Comp. companion

Comp. company

Compan. companion(s)

Comp. Anat. comparative anatomy

compar. comparative

Compar. comparative

Compend. compendium, compendious

compl. complement

Compl. complete

Compos. composition

conc. concerning

Conc. concise

Conch. conchology

Concl. conclusion

concr. concrete(ly)

Conf. conference


Conf. confession

Confid. confidential

Confl. conflict

Confut. confutation

Congr. congress

Congreg. congregation

Congress. congressional

conj. conjugation

conj. conjunction

Conn. Connecticut

cons. consonant

Consc. conscience

Consecr. consecrated, consecration

Consid. consideration(s)

Consol. consolation

const. construction, construed with

Constit. Hist. constitutional history

Constit. constitution(al)

Constr. construction

Contemp. contemporary

Contempl. contemplation

contempt. contemptuous(ly)

Contend. contending(s)

Content. contention

Contin. continuation

contr. contracted, contraction

contr. contrasted (with)

Contradict. contradiction

Contrib. contribution

Controv. controversial


Controv. controversy

Conv. convention

Convent. convention

Conversat. conversation

Convoc. convocation

Cor. (in the Bible) Corinthians

Cornw. Cornwall

Coron. coronation

Corr. correspondence

corresp. corresponding (to)

Corresp. correspondence

Counc. council

Courtsh. courtship

cpd. compound

Craniol. craniology

Craniom. craniometry

Crim. criminal

Crim. Law criminal law

Crit. critical

Crit. criticism

Crt. court

Crts. courts

Cryptogr. cryptography

Crystallogr. crystallography

Ct. count

Ct. court

Cumb. Cumberland

Cumberld. Cumberland

Cumbld. Cumberland

Cycl. cyclopaedia


Cytol. cytology, cytological

D Dan. (in the Bible) Daniel

dat. dative

Dau. daughter

D.C. District of Columbia

Deb. debate

Dec. December

Declar. declaration

Ded. dedicated

Ded. dedication

def. definite

def. definition

Def. defence

Deliv. deliverance

dem. demonstrative

Demonstr. demonstration

Dep. department

Dep. deputy

Depred. depredation

Depredat. depredation

Dept. department

Derbysh. Derbyshire

deriv. derivative (in etymologies)

derog. derogatory

Descr. description, descriptive

Deut. (in the Bible) Deuteronomy

Devel. development

Devonsh. Devonshire

dial. dialect


Dial. dialect

Dict. dictionary

Diffic. difficult, difficulty

dim. diminutive

Direct. direction

Dis. disease(s)

Disc. discourse

Discipl. discipline

Discov. discovery

Discrim. discrimination

Discuss. discussion

Diss. dissertation

Dist. district

Distemp. distemper

Distill. distilling

Distrib. distribution

Div. divinity

Div. division

Divers. diversity

Dk. Duke

Doc. document(s)

Doctr. doctrine

Domest. domestic

Durh. Durham

dyslog. dyslogistic

E e. east

E. east, eastern


E. Afr. East Africa(n)

E. Angl. East Anglia(n)

E. Anglian East Anglian

East Ind. East Indies, East Indian

east. eastern (dialect)

Eccl. ecclesiastical

Eccl. (in the Bible) Ecclesiastes

Eccles. ecclesiastical

Eccles. (in the Bible) Ecclesiastes

Eccl. Hist. ecclesiastical history

Eccl. Law ecclesiastical law

Ecclus. (in the Apocrypha) Ecclesiasticus

Ecol. ecology, ecological

Econ. economics, economic(al)

ed. edition

Ed. edition

Ed. Edward

E.D.D. English Dialect Dictionary

Edin. Edinburgh

Edinb. Edinburgh

Educ. education, education(al)

Edw. Edward

E.E.T.S. Early English Text Society

Egypt. Egyptian

Egyptol. Egyptology

E. Ind. East Indies, East Indian

Electr. electricity, electric(al)

Electr. Engin. electrical engineering

Electro-magn. electro-magnetism

Electro-physiol. electro-physiology


Elem. element(s), elementary

Eliz. Elizabeth

Elizab. Elizabethan

ellipt. elliptical(ly)

Emb. embassy

Embryol. embryology, embryologic(al)

e. midl. east midland (dialect)

emph. emphatic(ally)

Encycl. encyclopaedia, encyclopaedic

Encycl. Brit. Encyclopaedia Britannica

Encycl. Metrop. Encyclopaedia Metropolitana

Eng. England, English

Engin. engineering

Englishw. Englishwomen

Enq. enquiry

Ent. entomology, entomological

Enthus. enthusiasm

Entom. entomology, entomological

Entomol. entomology, entomological

Enzymol. enzymology

eOE (in dates) early Old English

Ep. epistle

Eph. (in the Bible) Ephesians

Ephes. (in the Bible) Ephesians

Epil. epilogue

Episc. episcopacy

Epist. epistle

Epit. epitaph

Equip. equipment

erron. erroneous(ly)


Esd. (in the Apocrypha) Esdras

esp. especially

Ess. essay(s)

Essent. essential

Establ. establishment

Esth. (in the Bible) Esther

Ethnol. ethnology

etym. etymology

etymol. etymological(ly)

Etymol. etymology, etymological

euphem. euphemistic(ally)

Eval. evaluation

Evang. evangelical

Even. evening

Evid. evidence

Evol. evolution, evolutionary

Ex. doc. executive document

Exalt. exaltation

Exam. examination

exc. except

Exch. exchange

Exch. exchequer

Exec. execution

Exec. executive

Exerc. exercise(s)

Exhib. exhibition, exhibit(s)

Exod. (in the Bible) Exodus

Exped. expedition

Exper. experiment, experimental

Explan. explanation


Explic. explication

Explor. exploration

Expos. exposition, expository

Ezek. (in the Bible) Ezekiel

F f. feminine

f. folio

Fab. fable(s)

fam. familiar(ly)

Fam. family

famil. familiar(ly)

Farew. farewell

Feb. February

fem. feminine

Ff. folios

Fifesh. Fifeshire

fig. figurative(ly)

fl. floruit, ‘flourished’

Footpr. footprint

Forfarsh. Forfarshire

Fortif. fortification

Fortn. fortnightly

Found. foundation(s)

Fr. father

Fr. French

Fr. from

Fragm. fragment(s)

Fratern. fraternity


freq. frequently

Friendsh. friendship

Fund. fundamental(s)

Furnit. furniture

fut. future

G Gal. (in the Bible) Galatians

Gard. garden, gardening

Gastron. gastronomy

Gaz. gazette

Gd. good

gen. general(ly)

gen. genitive

Gen. general

Gen. (in the Bible) Genesis

Geo. George

Geog. geography

Geogr. geography, geographic(al)

Geol. geology, geologic(al)

Geom. geometry, geometric(al)

Geomorphol. geomorphology

Ger. German

gerund. gerundial

Glac. glacier(s)

Glasg. Glasgow

Glos. Gloucestershire

Gloss. glossary

Glouc. Gloucestershire


Gloucestersh. Gloucestershire

Gosp. gospel(s)

Gov. government

Govt. government

Gr. grammar

Gram. grammar

Gramm. Analysis grammatical analysis

Gt. great

Gynaecol. gynaecology

H Hab. (in the Bible) Habakkuk

Haematol. haematology

Hag. (in the Bible) Haggai

Hampsh. Hampshire

Handbk. handbook

Hants. Hampshire

Heb. Hebrew

Heb. (in the Bible) Hebrews

Hebr. (in the Bible) Hebrews

Hen. Henry

Her. heraldry

Herb. herbalism

Heref. Herefordshire

Hereford. Herefordshire

Herefordsh. Herefordshire

Hertfordsh. Hertfordshire

Hierogl. Hieroglyphic

hist. historical


Hist. history, historic(al)

Histol. histology, histologic(al)

Hom. homilies

Horol. horology

Hort. horticulture, horticultural

Hos. (in the Bible) Hosea

Hosp. hospital

Househ. household

Housek. housekeeping

Husb. husbandry

Hydraul. hydraulic

Hydrol. hydrology, hydrological

I Ichth. ichthyology

Icthyol. icthyology

Ideol. ideology, ideological

Idol. idolatry

Illustr. illustrated, illustration(s)

Imag. imaginary, imagination

imit. imitative

Immunol. immunology

imp. imperative

imperf. imperfect

impers. impersonal

impf. imperfect

Impr. impression(s)

Impr. imprint

Impr. improved


improp. improper(ly)

Inaug. inaugural

Inclos. inclosure

Ind. India(n)

ind. indicative

ind. indirect

Ind. industry

indef. indefinite

indic. indicative

indir. indirect

Industr. industrial

Industr. Rel. industrial relations

infin. infinitive

infl. influenced

Infl. influence

Innoc. innocence, innocent

Inorg. inorganic

Inq. inquiry

Inst. institute, institution

instr. instrumental

Instr. instruction

int. interjection

Intell. intelligence, intelligent

Intellect. intellectual

Interc. intercourse

interj. interjection

Interl. interlude

Internat. international

Interpr. interpretation

interrog. interrogative


intr. intransitive

intrans. intransitive

Intro. introduction

Introd. introduction, introductory

Inv. inventory, inventories

Invent. invention(s)

Invent. inventory, inventories

Invertebr. invertebrate, invertebrated

Invert. Zool. invertebrate zoology

Investig. investigation

Investm. investment

Invoc. invocation

Ir. Irish

Irel. Ireland

iron. ironically

irreg. irregular(ly)

Isa. (in the Bible) Isaiah

Ital. Italian

J Jahrb. Jahrbuch

Jam. (in the Bible) James

Jam. (in author names) Jamieson

Jan. January

Jap. Japanese

Jas. James

Jas. (in the Bible) James

Jer. (in the Bible) Jeremiah

joc. jocular(ly)


Josh. (in the Bible) Joshua

Jrnl. journal

Jrnls. journals

Jud. (in the Bible) Judges

Judg. (in the Bible) Judges

Jul. July

Jun. June

Jun. junior

Jurisd. jurisdiction

Jurisdict. jurisdiction

Jurispr. jurisprudence

Justif. justification

Justific. justification

K K. king

Kent. Kentish

Kgs. (in the Bible) Kings

King’s Bench Div. King’s Bench Division

Kingd. kingdom

Knowl. knowledge

Kpr. keeper

L l. line

Lab. laboratory

Lam. (in the Bible) Lamentations

Lament lamentation


Lament. (in the Bible) Lamentations

Lanc. Lancashire

Lancash. Lancashire

Lancs. Lancashire

Lang. language

Langs. languages

Lat. Latin

Ld. Lord

Lds. Lords

Lect. lecture(s)

Leechd. leechdom

Leg. legend(s)

Leicest. Leicestershire

Leicester. Leicestershire

Leicestersh. Leicestershire

Leics. Leicestershire

Let. letter

Lett. letters

Lev. (in the Bible) Leviticus

Lex. lexicon

Libr. library

Limnol. limnology

Lincolnsh. Lincolnshire

Lincs. Lincolnshire

Ling. linguistic(s)

Linn. Linnean

lit. literal(ly)

Lit. literary, literature

Lithogr. lithography

Lithol. lithology


Liturg. liturgy

ll. lines

lOE (in dates) late Old English

Lond. London

LXX Septuagint

M m. masculine

Macc. (in the Apocrypha) Maccabees

Mach. machinery, machine(s)

Mag. magazine

Magn. magnetism, magnetic

Mal. (in the Bible) Malachi

Man. manual

Managem. management

Manch. Manchester

Manip. manipulation

Manuf. manufacturing, manufacture(s)

Mar. March

masc. masculine

Mass. Massachussets

Math. mathematics, mathematical

Matt. (in the Bible) Matthew

Meas. measure

Measurem. measurement

Mech. mechanics, mechanical

med. medieval

Med. medicine, medical

Medit. meditation


Mem. memoir(s)

Merc. mercury

Merch. merchant(s)

Metall. metallurgy

Metallif. metalliferous

Metallogr. metallography, metallographic(al)

Metallogr. metallography

Metamorph. metamorphosis

Metaph. metaphysics

metaphor. metaphorical(ly)

Meteorol. meteorology, meteorologic(al)

Meth. method(s)

metr. gr. metri gratia

Metrop. metropolitan, metropolis

Mex. Mexican

Mic. (in the Bible) Micah

Mich. Michigan

Microbiol. microbiology

Microsc. microscopic(al)

midl. midland(s) (dialect)

Mil. military

Milit. military

Min. mineralogy

Mineral. mineralogy, minaralogic(al)

Misc. miscellaneous, miscellany

Miscell. miscellany

mispr. misprinted

mod. modern

Mod. modern

Monum. monument


Morphol. morphology

MS. manuscript

MSS. manuscripts

Mt. mount(ain)

Mtg. meeting

Mts. mountains

Munic. municipal

Munif. munificence

Munim. muniment

Mus. music, musical

Mus. museum

Myst. mystery

Myth. mythology

Mythol. mythology

N n. neuter

n. north

n. noun

N. north, northern

N. Afr. North Africa(n)

Nah. (in the Bible) Nahum

N. Amer. North America(n)

Narr. narrative

Narrat. narrative

Nat. natural

Nat. Hist. natural history

Nat. Philos. natural philosophy

Nat. Sci. natural science


Naut. nautical

Nav. naval

Nav. navigation

Navig. navigation

N. Carolina North Carolina

N. Dakota North Dakota

n.e. north-eastern (dialect)

N.E. north-east, north-eastern

N.E.D. New English Dictionary

Neh. (in the Bible) Nehemiah

Neighb. neighbour(s), neighbourhood

Nerv. nervous

Neurol. neurology, neurologic(al)

Neurosurg. neurosurgery

New Hampsh. New Hampshire

Newc. Newcastle

Newspr. newsprint

N. Ir. Northern Irish

N. Irel. Northern Ireland

No. number

nom. nominative

Non-conf. nonconformist(s)

nonce-wd. nonce-word

Nonconf. nonconformist(s)

Norf. Norfolk

north. northern (dialect)

Northamptonsh. Northamptonshire

Northants. Northamptonshire

Northumb. Northumberland, Northumbrian

Northumbld. Northumberland


Northumbr. Northumbrian

Norw. Norwegian

Norweg. Norwegian

Notts. Nottinghamshire

Nov. November

ns. nouns

N.S. Wales New South Wales

N.S.W. New South Wales

N.T. New Testament

Nucl. nuclear

Num. (in the Bible) Numbers

Numism. numismatics

n.w. north-western (dialect)

N.W. north-west, north-western

N.Y. New York

N.Z. New Zealand

O Obad. (in the Bible) Obadiah

Obed. obedience

obj. object, objective

Obj. object(s)

obl. oblique

obs. obsolete

Obs. obsolete

Observ. observation(s)

Obstet. obstetric(s)

Obstetr. obstetric(s)

Obstetr. Med. obstetric medicine


occas. occasionally

Occas. occasional

Occup. occupation(al)

Occurr. occurrence

Oceanogr. oceanography, oceanographic(al)

Oct. October

OE (in dates) Old English

O.E.D. Oxford English Dictionary

Off. official, office

Offic. official

Okla. Oklahoma

Ont. Ontario

Ophthalm. ophthalmology

Ophthalmol. ophthalmology, ophtalmologic(al)

opp. opposed (to), the opposite (of)

Oppress. oppression

Opt. optics

Orac. oracle(s)

Ord. order(s)

Ord. ordinance(s)

Org. organic

Organ. Chem. organic chemistry

Org. Chem. organic chemistry

orig. origin(al)(ly)

Orig. original

Orkn. Orkney

Ornith. ornithology

Ornithol. ornithology, ornithologic(al)

Orthogr. orthography


O.T. Old Testament

Outl. outline

Oxf. Oxford

Oxfordsh. Oxfordshire

Oxon. Oxfordshire

P p. page

pa. past

Pa. Pennsylvania

Palaeobot. palaeobotany

Palaeogr. palaeography

Palaeont. palaeontology

Palaeontol. palaeontology, palaeontologic(al)

pa. pple. passive participle, past participle

Paraphr. paraphrase, paraphrased

Parasitol. parasitology

Parl. parliament, parliamentary

Parnass. Parnassus

pass. passive(ly)

pa. t. past tense

Path. pathology, pathologic(al)

Pathol. pathology, pathologic(al)

Peculat. peculation(s)

Penins. peninsula

perf. perfect

Perf. perfect, perfection

perh. perhaps

Periodontol. periodontology,


periodontologic(al) pers. person(al) Pers. Persian Pers. personal Persec. persecution(s) personif. personified Perthsh. Perthshire Pet. (in the Bible) Peter Petrogr. petrography, petrographic(al) Petrol. petrology, petrologic(al) pf. perfect Pharm. pharmacology Pharmaceut. pharmaceutical

Pharmacol. pharmacology, pharmacological

Phil. philosophy, philosophic(al) Phil. (in the Bible) Philippians Philad. Philadelphia Philem. (in the Bible) Philemon Philipp. (in the Bible) Philippians Philol. philology, philologic(al) Philos. philosophy, philosophic(al) Phoen. Phoenician phonet. phonetic(ally) Phonol. phonology Photog. photography Photogr. photography, photographic(al) phr. phrase Phrenol. phrenology Phys. physiology Physical Chem. physical chemistry


Physical Geogr. physical geography

Physiogr. physiography

Physiol. physiology, physiologic(al)

Pict. pictorial

Pict. picture(s)

pl. plural

plur. plural

poet. poetic(al)

Poet. poetical

Pol. politics, political

Pol. Econ. political economy

Polit. politics, political

Polytechn. polytechnic(al)

pop. popular(ly)

Pop. popular

Porc. porcelain

Port. Portuguese

poss. possessive

poss. possible, possibly

Posth. posthumous(ly)

Postm. postmaster

Pott. pottery

ppl. participial

ppl. a. participial adjective

ppl. adj. participial adjective

ppl. adjs. participial adjectives

pple. participle

pples. participles

P. R. public records

pr. present


Pract. practical

Pract. practice

prec. preceding

pred. predicate

predic. predicate, predicative(ly)

Predict. prediction

pref. prefix

Pref. preface

Preh. prehistoric

Prehist. prehistory, prehistoric

prep. preposition(al)

Prerog. prerogative

pres. present

Pres. present

Presb. Presbyterian

Presb. presbytery

Preserv. preservation

pres. pple. present participle

Prim. primer(s)

Princ. principle(s)

Print. printing

priv. privative

prob. probably

Probab. probability, probabilities

Probl. problem

Proc. proceedings

Prod. product(s)

Prol. prologue

pron. pronoun

pron. pronunciation


pronunc. pronunciation

Pronunc. pronunciation

prop. properly

Prop. property, properties

propr. proprietary

Pros. prosody

prov. proverb(ial)(ly)

Prov. proverb

Prov. (in the Bible) Proverbs

Provid. providence(s)

Provinc. provincial

Provis. provisional

pr. pple. present participle

Ps. (in the Bible) Psalms

pseudo-arch. pseudo-archaic

pseudo-dial. pseudo-dialect

pseudo-Sc. pseudo-Scots

Psych. psychology

Psychoanal. psychoanalysis

Psychoanalyt. psychoanalytic

Psychol. psychology, psychologic(al)

Psychopathol. psychopathology, psychopathologic(al)

Pt. part

Publ. public

Publ. publication

Purg. purgatory

Q


Q. quarterly

Q. queen

Q. Eliz. Queen Elizabeth

Qld. Queensland

Quantum Mech. quantum mechanics

Queen’s Bench Div. Queen’s Bench Division

quot. quotation

quots. quotations

q.v. quod vide, ‘which see’

R R. royal

Radiol. radiology

R.A.F. Royal Air Force

R.C. Roman Catholic(ism)

R.C. Church Roman Catholic Church

Reas. reason(s)

Reb. rebellion

Rebell. rebellion

Rec. record(s)

Reclam. reclamation

Recoll. recollection

Redempt. redemption

redupl. reduplicating

Ref. reference

Ref. reformation

refash. refashioned, refashioning

refl. reflexive


Refl. reflection(s)

Refus. refusal

Refut. refutation

reg. regular

Reg. register

Regic. regicide

Regist. register

Regr. register

rel. related

rel. relative

Rel. relating

Relig. religion, religious

Reminisc. reminiscence(s)

Remonstr. remonstrance

Renfrewsh. Renfrewshire

Rep. report

repr. representative, representing

Reprod. reproduction, reproductive

Rept. report

Repub. republic

Res. research

Resid. residence, residential

Ret. return

Retrosp. retrospective

Rev. review

Rev. revised

Rev. (in the Bible) Revelation

Revol. revolution

Rhet. rhetoric

rhet. rhetorical(ly)


Rhode Isl. Rhode Island

Rich. Richard

R.N. Royal Navy

Rom. Roman

Rom. (in the Bible) Romans

Rom. Antiq. Roman antiquities

Ross-sh. Ross-shire

Roxb. Roxburgh

Roy. royal

Rudim. rudiment(s)

Russ. Russia, Russian

S s. south

S. south, southern

S. Afr. South Africa(n)

Sam. (in the Bible) Samuel

Sask. Saskatchewan

Sat. Saturday

Sax. Saxon

sc. scilicet, ‘understand’ or ‘supply’

Sc. Scottish, Scots

Scand. Scandinavia, Scandinavian

S. Carolina South Carolina

Sch. school

Sci. science(s), scientific

Scot. Scottish

Scotl. Scotland

Script. scripture


Sculpt. sculpture

S. Dakota South Dakota

s.e. south-eastern (dialect)

S.E. south-east, south-eastern

Seismol. seismology

Sel. selected

Sel. comm. select committee

Select. selection

Sept. September

Ser. series

Serm. sermon(s)

Sess. session

Settlem. settlement

Sev. several

Shakes. Shakespeare

Shaks. Shakespeare

Sheph. shepherd

Shetl. Shetland

Shropsh. Shropshire

sing. singular

Soc. society

Sociol. sociology, sociological

Som. Somerset

Song of Sol. (in the Bible) Song of Solomon

Song Sol. (in the Bible) Song of Solomon

Sonn. sonnet

south. southern (dialect)

sp. spelling

Span. Spanish

spec. specifically


Spec. special

Spec. specimen(s)

Specif. specification(s)

Specim. specimen(s)

Spectrosc. spectroscopy

SS. saints

St. Saint

St. street

Staff. Staffordshire

Stafford. Staffordshire

Staffordsh. Staffordshire

Staffs. Staffordshire

Stand. standard

Stat. statistical

Statist. statistical

Stock Exch. stock exchange

str. strong

Stratigr. stratigraphy, stratigraphical

Struct. structure, structural

S.T.S. Scottish Text Society

Stud. studies

subj. subject

subj. subjunctive

Subj. subject(s)

subjunct. subjunctive

subord. subordinate

subord. cl. subordinate clause

Subscr. subscription

Subscript. subscription

subseq. subsequent(ly)


subst. substantive(ly)

suff. suffix

Suff. Suffolk

superl. superlative

Suppl. supplement, supplementary

Supplic. supplication(s)

Suppress. suppression

Surg. surgery, surgical

Surv. survey, surveying

Sus. (in the Apocrypha) Susanna

s.v. sub verbo, ‘under the word’

s.w. south-western (dialect)

S.W. south-west, south-western

syll. syllable

Symmetr. symmetrical

Symp. symposium

Syst. system

T t. tense

Taxon. taxonomy, taxonomic

techn. technical

Techn. technical

Technol. technology, technological

Tel. telegraph

Telecomm. telecommunications

Telegr. telegraph

Telegr. telegraphy, telegraphic(al)

Teleph. telephony, telephonic


Teratol. teratology

Terminol. terminology, terminological

Terrestr. terrestrial

Test. testament

Textbk. textbook

Theat. theatre, theatrical

Theatr. theatre, theatrical

Theol. theology, theological

Theoret. theoretical

Thermonucl. thermonuclear

Thes. thesaurus

Thess. (in the Bible) Thessalonians

Tim. (in the Bible) Timothy

Tit. (in the Bible) Titus

Topogr. topography, topographic(al)

tr. translation, translating

Trad. tradition, traditional

Trag. tragedy

trans. transitive

Trans. transaction(s)

transf. transferred sense

transl. translation, translating

Transl. translation

Transubstant. transubstantiation

Trav. travel(s)

Treas. treasurer, treasury

Treat. treatise

Treatm. treatment

Trib. tribune

Trig. trigonometry


Trigonom. trigonometry

Trop. tropical

Troub. troublesome

Troubl. troublesome

Typog. typography

Typogr. typography

U U.K. United Kingdom

ult. ultimately

Univ. university

unkn. unknown

Unnat. unnatural

Unoffic. unofficial

unstr. unstressed

Urin. urinary

U.S. United States

U.S.A.F. United States Air Force

U.S.S.R. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

usu. usually

Utilit. utilitarian

V v. verb

Va. Virginia

Vac. vacation

Valedict. valediction

var. variant


varr. variants

vars. variants

vb. verb

vbl. verbal

vbl.n. verbal noun

vbl. ns. verbal nouns

vbs. verbs

Veg. vegetable

Veg. Phys. vegetable physiology

Veg. Physiol. vegetable physiology

Venet. Venetian

Vertebr. vertebrate

Vet. veterinary, veterinary science

Vet. Med. veterinary medicine

Vet. Path. veterinary pathology

Vet. Sci. veterinary science

Vet. Surg. veterinary surgery

Vic. Victoria

Vict. Victoria

Vind. vindication, vindicated

Vindic. vindication, vindicated

Virg. virgin(s)

Virol. virology

viz. videlicet, ‘namely’

Voc. vocabulary

Vocab. vocabulary

Vol. volume

Vols. volumes

Voy. voyage(s)

vulg. vulgar(ly)


Vulg. vulgar

Vulg. Vulgate

W w. west

W. west, western

W. Afr. West Africa(n)

Warwicksh. Warwickshire

wd. word

Wd. word

west. western

Westm. Westminster

Westmld. Westmoreland

Westmorld. Westmoreland

Westmrld. Westmoreland

Will. William

Wilts. Wiltshire

Wiltsh. Wiltshire

W. Ind. West Indies, West Indian

W. Indies West Indies

Wis. Wisconsin

Wisd. wisdom

Wisd. (in the Apocrypha) Wisdom of Solomon

wk. weak

Wk. week

Wk. work

Wkly. weekly

Wks. works

Wonderf. wonderful


Worc. Worcestershire

Worcestersh. Worcestershire

Worcs. Worcestershire

Writ. writing(s)

W. Va. West Virginia

Y Yearbk. yearbook

Yng. young

Yorks. Yorkshire

Yorksh. Yorkshire

Yr. year

Yrs. years

Z Zech. (in the Bible) Zechariah

Zeitschr. Zeitschrift

Zeph. (in the Bible) Zephaniah

Zoogeogr. zoogeography

Zool. zoology, zoological


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