Abbreviations
This list contains the most common abbreviations used in the
OED. Click on a letter to see the abbreviations beginning with that letter.
Most of the words listed are only abbreviated in certain contexts, esp. when used as a subject label or in a work title.
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
incovation |
Ir. |
Irish |
Irel. |
Ireland |
iron. |
ironically |
irreg. |
irregular(ly) |
Isa. |
(in the Bible) Isaiah |
Ital. |
Italian |
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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 |
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K. |
king |
Kent. |
Kentish |
Kgs. |
(in the Bible) Kings |
King’s Bench Div. |
King’s Bench Division |
Kingd. |
kingdom |
Knowl. |
knowledge |
Kpr. |
keeper |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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’ |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Yearbk. |
yearbook |
Yng. |
young |
Yorks. |
Yorkshire |
Yorksh. |
Yorkshire |
Yr. |
year |
Yrs. |
years |
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Zech. |
(in the Bible) Zechariah |
Zeitschr. |
Zeitschrift |
Zeph. |
(in the Bible) Zephaniah |
Zoogeogr. |
zoogeography |
Zool. |
zoology, zoological |
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