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- A.B. - Latin. artium baccalaureus; Bachelor of Arts
- abbrev - abbreviation
- abr - abridged
- AC - alternating current; air conditioning
- ack - acknowledge, acknowledgment
- A.D. - Latin. anno Domini; in the year of the Lord
- adj - adjective
- admin - administration
- adv - adverb
- aeron - aeronautics
- agcy - agency
- agric - agriculture, agricultural
- aka - also known as
- alt - alternate; alternation; altitude
- a.m. - Latin. ante meridiem; morning
- AM - amplitude modulation
- amb - ambassador
- ammo - ammunition
- amp - ampere; amplifier
- anat - anatomy
- anon - anonymous
- approx - approximate
- Apr - April
- apt. - apartment
- arch. - architecture
- arith - arithmetic
- art. - article
- ASAP - as soon as possible
- assoc - associated, association
- asst - assistant
- astron - astronomy
- att - attached; attorney
- aug - augmented
- Aug - August
- aux - auxiliary
- ave - avenue
- avg - average
- AWOL - absent without leave
- B.A. - Bachelor of Arts
- bal - balance
- b and w - black and white
- bbl - barrel
- B.C. - before Christ
- B.C.E. - before Christian (common) era
- bd - board
- bet - between
- bf - boldface
- bibliog - bibliography
- biog - biography
- biol - biology
- blvd - boulevard
- bot - bottom; botany
- bro - brother
- B.S. - Bachelor of Science
- bskt - basket
- BTU - British thermal unit
- bu - bushel
- bull. - bulletin
- bur - bureau
- BYOB - bring your own booze/beer/bottle
- C - Celsius, centigrade
- c - cent; century; copyright
- ca - circa
- cal - calorie
- calc - calculate
- cap. - capitalize
- capt - captain
- cat. - catalog
- CB - Citizens Band
- cc - cubic centimeter
- Cdr - Commander
- C.E. - common era, same as A.D.
- cent. - century
- CEO - chief executive officer
- cert - certificate, certified
- cf - Latin. confer; compare
- cg - centigram
- chap. - chapter
- chem - chemistry
- chm - chairman
- chron - chronology
- cie - French. compagnie; company
- circ - circular
- cl - centiliter
- class. - classified, classification
- cm - centimeter
- CNS - central nervous system
- co - company
- c/o - care of
- COD - cash on delivery
- Col. - Colonel
- col - colony; column
- collab - collaboration
- colloq - colloquial
- comb. - combination, combining
- comm - commander; commerce; committee
- conc - concentrated
- cond - condition
- conf - conference
- confed - confederate
- Cong - Congress
- conj - conjunction
- const - construction; constitution
- contd - continued
- contemp - contemporary
- contr - contraction
- contrib - contributor, contribution
- coroll - corollary
- corp - corporation
- corr - correct; correspondence
- CPA - certified public accountant
- CPI - consumer price index
- cpl - corporal
- CPR - cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- cr - credit; crown
- crim - criminal
- crit - critical, criticism
- CRT - cathode-ray tube
- ct - court
- ctr - center
- cu - cubic
- cum - cumulative
- CYA - cover your ass
- d - Latin. denarii; penny (Britain); diameter; dime; dollar
- DA - district attorney
- dba - doing business as
- dbl - double; decibel
- DC - direct current
- D.D. - Doctor of Divinity
- D.D.S. - Doctor of Dental Science
- Dec - December
- dec - deceased
- def - definition
- deg - degree
- Dem - Democrat
- denom - denomination
- dept - department
- deriv - derivative, derived
- dial. - dialect
- diam - diameter
- dict - dictionary
- dim. - diminished; dimension
- DINK - dual income, no kids
- dip. - diploma
- dir - director
- dist - district; distance
- div - division; divorced
- do. - ditto
- DOA - dead on arrival
- doc. - document
- dol - dollar
- doz - dozen
- Dr. - Doctor
- DST - daylight-saving time
- dt’s - delirium tremens
- dup - duplicate
- E - east, eastern
- ea - each
- eccl - ecclesiastical
- ecol - ecology
- econ - economics
- ed - editor
- educ - education
- EEG - electroencephalogram
- e.g. - Latin. exempli gratia; for example
- EKG - electrocardiogram
- el - elevation
- elec - electric
- elem - elementary
- elev - elevation
- enc - enclosure, enclosed
- encyc - encyclopedia
- env - envelope
- eq - equal, equalization
- equiv - equivalent
- ERA - earned run average
- esp. - especially
- ESP - extrasensory perception
- Esq. - Esquire
- est - estimated
- et al - Latin. et alia; and others
- etc. - Latin. etcetera; and so forth
- et seq - Latin. et sequens; and the following one
- etym - etymology
- ex. - example
- exam - examination
- exc - except
- exec - executive
- ex lib - Latin. ex libris; from the books of
- exp - expense; express
- ext - extension; exterior
- F - Fahrenheit
- f - feminine; father; feet
- fac - facsimile
- fath - fathom
- Feb - February
- fec - Latin. fecit; he made it
- fed - federal; federation
- fem - feminine
- ff - and following
- fid - fiduciary
- fig - figurative
- fin. - finance; finish
- fka - formerly known as
- FM - frequency modulation
- fn - footnote
- f.o.b. - freight on board
- fol - folio; following
- foll - and the following entry
- for. - foreign
- freq - frequent
- Fri - Friday
- frt - freight
- frwy - freeway
- Ft. - fort
- ft - foot, feet
- fur. - furlong
- furn - furnished
- fut - future
- fwd - forward; foreword
- fx - special effects
- FYI - for your information
- g - gram
- gal. - gallon
- gaz - gazette
- gds - goods
- gen - general
- geneal - genealogy
- geog - geography
- geol - geology
- geom - geometry
- GIGO - garbage in, garbage out
- gloss. - glossary
- gm - gram
- GOP - Grand Old Party
- Gov. - governor
- Govt - government
- gp - group
- GQ - General Quarters
- gr - gram; gross; grade
- grad - graduate
- gram. - grammar
- gtd - guaranteed
- guar - guarantee
- ha. - hectare
- hdqrs - headquarters
- hf - half
- HMS - His (or Her) Majesty’s Ship
- Hon. - Honorable
- hor - horizontal
- hosp - hospital
- hq - headquarters
- hr - hour
- HRH - His (or Her) Royal Highness
- ht - height
- hwy - highway
- ibid - Latin. ibidem; in the same place
- id. - Latin. idem; the same
- i.e. - Latin. id est; that is
- illus - illustrated
- imper - imperative
- in. - inch
- inc - incorporated
- incl - including
- incorp - incorporated
- ind - independent; index
- indic - indicative
- inf - infinitive
- init - initially
- in loc cit - Latin. in loco citato; in the place cited
- insp - inspector
- inst - institute
- instr - instructor
- int - interior; interim
- interj - interjection
- interrog - interrogative, interrogation
- inv - invoice
- I/O - input/output
- IOU - I owe you
- IQ - intelligence quotient
- irreg - irregular
- ISBN - International Standard Book Number
- isl - island
- ital - italics
- Jan - January
- jct - junction
- J.D. - Latin. Jurum Doctor; doctor of law
- Jly - July
- Jn - June
- jour - journal
- JP - justice of the peace
- jr - junior
- juv - juvenile
- k - kilogram; thousand; karat; kilobyte
- kg - kilogram
- kHz - kilohertz
- kilo. - kilogram
- km - kilometer
- kn - knot
- KO - knockout
- Kt - knight
- kW - kilowatt
- L - Latin. libra; pound (Britain)
- l - liter
- lab - laboratory
- lang - language
- lat - latitude
- lb. - Latin. libra; pound
- l.c. - lower case
- lect - lecturer
- lex - lexicon
- lf - lightface; left field
- lg - large
- lic - license
- Lieut - lieutenant
- ling - linguistics
- liq - liquid
- lit. - literally
- Litt. D. - Latin. litterarum doctor; doctor of letters
- LL.B. - Latin. legum baccalaureus; bachelor of law
- LL.D. - Latin. legum doctor; doctor of laws
- ln - lane
- loc cit - Latin. loco citato; in the place cited
- long. - longitude
- LPN - licensed practical nurse
- Lt. - lieutenant
- lt - light
- Ltd - limited
- m - meter; masculine; million
- M.A. - Master of Arts
- mach. - machine
- mag - magazine
- Maj. - Major
- Mar - March
- masc - masculine
- math - mathematics
- max - maximum
- MC - master of ceremonies
- M.D. - Doctor of Medicine
- mdse - merchandise
- meas - measure
- mech - mechanical, mechanics
- med - medicine
- memo - memorandum
- met. - metropolitan
- M.F.A. - Master of Fine Arts
- mfd - manufactured
- mfr - manufacturer
- mg - milligram
- mgr - manager
- mi - mile
- mid - middle
- milit - military
- min - minimum; minister; minute
- misc - miscellaneous
- ml - milliliter
- mm - millimeter
- MO - Latin. modus operandi, method of operation; money order; mail order
- mo. - month
- mod. - moderate
- Mon - Monday
- MP - Military Police; Member of Parliament
- mph - miles per hour
- Mr. - mister
- Mrs. - title of respect for a married woman
- Ms. - title of respect for a woman regardless of marital status
- M.S. - Master of Science
- ms - manuscript
- MSG - monosodium glutamate
- Msgr - Monsignor
- M.S.W. - Master of Social Work
- Mt. - Mount; mountain
- mtge - mortgage
- mtn - mountain
- muni - municipal
- N - north, northern
- n - noun; neuter; noon
- N/A - not applicable
- nat - national; natural
- naut - nautical
- NB - Latin. nota bene; note well
- NE - northeast; northeastern
- neg - negative
- neut - neuter
- no. - Latin. numero; number
- nom - nominative
- Nov - November
- np - no pagination
- nr - near
- num - numeral
- NW - northwest; northwestern
- OBE - Order of the British Empire
- obit - obituary
- obj - object; objective
- obs - obsolete
- occas - occasional, occasionally
- Oct - October
- off. - officer; official
- op - opus
- op cit - Latin. opere citato; in the work cited
- opp. - opposite
- orch - orchestra
- org - organization
- orig. - originally, origin
- ot - overtime
- oz. - ounce
- p - page
- PA - public address (system)
- P and L - profit and loss
- par. - paragraph
- paren - parentheses
- Parl - Parliament
- part. - participle
- pat. - patent
- PC - personal computer; politically correct
- pc - parsec
- pd - paid
- PE - physical education
- per. - period; person
- perh - perhaps
- perm - permanent
- pers - personal
- pfd - preferred
- ph - phase; phone
- pharm - pharmacy
- Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy
- philos - philosophy
- photo - photograph
- phr - phrase
- phys ed - physical education
- pk - peck
- pkg - package
- pl - plural; place
- p.m. - Latin. post meridiem; afternoon
- PO - post office
- poss - possessive
- POV - point of view
- pp - pages
- ppd - postpaid; prepaid
- pref - preface; preferred
- prelim - preliminary
- prep. - preposition
- pres - president
- priv - private
- prod. - product
- pron - pronoun; pronunciation
- pronun - pronunciation
- pro tem - Latin. pro tempore; for the time being
- prov - province
- P.S. - postscript
- Ps - Psalms
- pseud - pseudonym
- psych - psychology
- Pt. - Point
- pt - part; pint
- p/t - part time
- pub. - publication
- pvt - private
- pwr - power
- PX - post exchange
- q - quart
- QED - Latin. quod erat demonstrandum; which was to be demonstrated
- qt - quart
- qty - quantity
- qv - Latin. quad vide; which see, in reference to
- R - Latin. Rex, Regina; king, queen
- R and R - rest and recreation/recuperation
- rbi - run batted in
- rd - road
- rec - recipe; receipt
- ref - reference
- refrig - refrigerator
- reg - registered; regulation
- rel - relative
- REM - rapid eye movement (sleep)
- Rep - Republican
- res - reserve; residence
- ret. - retired
- rev - reverse; review; revised
- Rev. - Reverend
- RFD - Rural Free Delivery (postal route)
- rh - relative humidity
- rhet - rhetoric
- RIP - rest in peace
- riv - river
- R.N. - registered nurse
- rnd - round
- rpm - revolutions per minute
- RR - railroad
- RSVP - French. répondez s’il vous plaît; please answer
- rt - right
- rte - route
- Rx - pharmaceutical prescription
- S - south, southern
- s - second
- SASE - self-addressed stamped envelope
- Sat - Saturday
- S.B. - Latin. scientiae baccalaureus; bachelor of science
- sci - science
- sd - sound
- SE - southeast; southeastern
- secy - secretary
- Sept - September
- seq - Latin. sequens; the following
- sgd - signed
- sing. - singular
- sm - small
- S.M. - Latin. scientiae magister; master of science
- soc - society; sociology
- sol. - solution
- SOP - standard operating procedure
- soph - sophomore
- SOS - save our ship, international distress signal
- spec - special; specification
- specif - specifically
- SPQR - Latin. senatus populusque romanus; the senate and Roman people
- sq - square
- SS - steamship
- St. - Saint; street
- st - state
- std - standard
- Ste. - Saint (female)
- stet - Latin. it stands; let the original stand
- sub. - subject; subtract
- subj - subject; subjunctive
- Sun - Sunday
- supp - supplement
- supr - supreme
- supt - superintendent
- sur - surface
- surv - survey
- SW - southwest; southwestern
- sym - symbol
- syn - synonym
- t - ton
- tba - to be announced
- tbs - tablespoon
- TCB - take care of business
- TD - touchdown
- tech - technical
- tel - telephone; telegraph; telegram
- temp - temporary
- terr - territory
- Test. - Testament
- TGIF - thank God it’s Friday
- theol - theology
- therm - thermometer
- Thurs - Thursday
- tit. - title
- TKO - technical knockout
- tkt - ticket
- TNT - trinitrotoluene (explosive)
- tot. - total
- Tpke - turnpike
- tr - translation; transpose
- treas - treasury
- trib - tributary
- tsp - teaspoon
- Tues - Tuesday
- u.c. - upper case
- UFO - unidentified flying object
- ult - ultimately
- unan - unanimous
- uncert - uncertain
- univ - universal
- u.s. - Latin. ut supra; as above
- usu. - usually
- util - utility
- v - verb; versus
- val - value
- var - variable, variety
- vb - verb
- ver - verse
- vet - veteran
- vi - intransitive verb
- VIP - very important person
- viz - Latin. videlicet; that is to say, namely
- voc - vocative
- vocab - vocabulary
- vol - volume; volunteer
- VP - vice president
- vs - versus
- vt - transitive verb
- vv - verses; Latin. vice versa, conversely
- W - west, western
- w - week; wide; watt
- Wed - Wednesday
- whsle - wholesale
- wk - week
- wt - weight
- X - extra
- x - cross
- Xmas - Christmas
- yd - yard
- yr - year
- z - zero; zone
- zool - zoology
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