The abbreviation for agricultural is AG, which is also its' acronym.
Dept. is the abbreviation for department. A department is a division of a large organization such as a government, university, business, or shop, dealing with a specific subject, commodity, or area of activity. Ex: My husband works in the finance department.
Ag is the chemical symbol for silver (from the Latin argentum), but is also used as an abbreviation to refer to agriculture or 'agricultural studies' by economists, students and others.
The abbreviation of electron is e−.
The abbreviation of "have not" is "haven't."
There would be no abbreviation for Houston, but the abbreviation for Texas is TX.
Dept. is the abbreviation for department.
Dept = Department
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'Dept' is an abbreviation for 'department'. Its plural would be 'departments'.
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FAO is the abbreviation of Food and Agriculture Organization.
Federal Dept. of Agriculture
In many cases you can apply for farm grants through your local Dept. of Agriculture. Additionally you can apply at the United States National Agriculture Library.
Dept? What is dept? Dept. (note the period) is an abbreviation for department but that is surely not what you mean. There is no such English word as dept. Of course, there is no such English word as tge either.
The only reference in Webster's Unabridged for "dept" is as an abbreviation for "Department" or "Deputy". Both are nouns.
The Department of Agriculture.