Note that the words listed are not always used in the
abbreviated form: some words are only abbreviated in certain
contexts, e.g. when used as a subject label.
|
|
| a. |
adjective |
| a. |
adoption of, adopted from |
| a |
(in dates) ante |
| abbrev. |
abbreviation (of) |
| Abbrev. |
(in titles) abbreviation(s) |
| Abd. |
(in titles) Aberdeen |
| Aberd. |
Aberdeen |
| Aberd. |
(in titles) Aberdeen |
| Aberdeensh. |
(in titles) Aberdeenshire |
| abl. |
ablative |
| Abol. |
(in titles) abolition |
| Aborig. |
(in titles) aboriginal |
| Abp. |
(in titles) archbishop |
| Abr. |
(in titles) abridged |
| Abridg. |
(in titles) abridged |
| Abridgem. |
(in titles) abridgement |
| Abridgm. |
(in titles) abridgment |
| absol. |
absolute(ly) |
| Absol. |
(in titles) absolute |
| Abst. |
(in titles) abstract(s) |
| abstr. |
abstract |
| Abstr. |
(in titles) abstract(s) |
| Acad. |
academia, academy, academic(al) |
| Acad. |
(in titles) academic |
| Acad. |
(in titles) academical |
| Acad. |
(in titles) academy |
| acc. |
according (to) |
| acc. |
accusative |
| Acc. |
(in titles) account(s) |
| Accept. |
(in titles) acceptance |
| Accomm. |
(in titles) accommodation |
| Accompl. |
(in titles) accomplished |
| Accs. |
(in titles) accounts |
| Acct. |
(in titles) account |
| Accts. |
(in titles) accounts |
| accus. |
accusative |
| Achievem. |
(in titles) achievement |
| A.D. |
Anno Domini |
| ad. |
adaptation of |
| Add. |
(in titles) addenda |
| Add. |
(in titles) addendum |
| Add. |
(in author names) Addison |
| Addit. |
(in titles) addition(s) |
| Addr. |
(in titles) address |
| adj. phr. |
adjectival phrase |
| adj. |
adjectival |
| adj. |
adjective |
| adjs. |
adjectives |
| Adm. |
(in titles) admiral |
| Adm. |
(in titles) admiralty |
| Admin. |
(in titles) administration |
| Admin. |
(in titles) administrative |
| Admir. |
(in titles) admiralty |
| Admon. |
(in titles) admonition |
| Admonit. |
(in titles) admonition |
| adv. |
adverb, adverbial(ly) |
| Adv. |
(in titles) advanced |
| Adv. |
(in titles) advances |
| Adv. |
(in titles) adventure(s) |
| Adv. |
(in titles) advices |
| Adv. |
(in titles) advocate |
| Advancem. |
(in titles) advancement(s) |
| advb. |
adverb, adverbial(ly) |
| Advert. |
(in titles) advertisement |
| Advoc. |
(in titles) advocate |
| advs. |
adverbs |
| Advt. |
(in titles) advertisement |
| Advts. |
(in titles) advertisements |
| Aerodynam. |
(in titles) aerodynamics |
| Aeronaut. |
aeronautics |
| Aeronaut. |
(in titles) aeronautical |
| Aeronaut. |
(in titles) aeronautics |
| Af. |
African |
| AF. |
Anglo-French |
| Aff. |
(in titles) affairs |
| Affect. |
(in titles) affecting |
| Affect. |
(in titles) affection(s) |
| Afr. |
Africa(n) |
| AFr. |
Anglo-French |
| Afr. |
(in titles) Africa |
| Afr. |
(in titles) African |
| Agric. |
agriculture |
| Agric. |
(in titles) agricultural |
| Agric. |
(in titles) agriculture |
| agst. |
(in titles) against |
| AL. |
Anglo-Latin |
| Alb. |
Albanian |
| Alban. |
Albanian |
| Alch. |
alchemy |
| Alg. |
algebra |
| Algerian Arab. |
Algerian Arabic |
| Alleg. |
(in titles) allegiance |
| Allit. |
(in titles) alliterative |
| All's Well |
(in Shakespeare) All's Well that Ends Well |
| Alm. |
(in titles) almanac |
| Alph. |
(in titles) alphabet |
| Alph. |
(in titles) alphabetical |
| Alphabet. |
(in titles) alphabetic(al) |
| alt. |
alteration |
| Amer. |
American |
| Amer. |
(in titles) America |
| Amer. |
(in titles) American |
| Amer. Fr. |
American French |
| American Ind. |
American Indian |
| Amer. Ind. |
American Indian |
| Amer.-Indian |
American Indian |
| Amer. Sp. |
American Spanish |
| Amer.-Sp. |
American Spanish |
| AN. |
Anglo-Norman |
| Anal. |
(in titles) analysis |
| Analyt. |
analytical |
| Analyt. |
(in titles) analytic |
| Analyt. |
(in titles) analytical |
| Anat. |
anatomy |
| Anat. |
(in titles) anatomical |
| Anat. |
(in titles) anatomy |
| Anc. |
ancient |
| Anc. |
(in titles) ancient |
| Anecd. |
(in titles) anecdote |
| Ang. |
Anglian |
| Angl. |
Anglian |
| Anglo F. |
Anglo-French |
| Anglo-F. |
Anglo-French |
| AngloF. |
Anglo-French |
| Anglo Fr. |
Anglo-French |
| Anglo-Fr. |
Anglo-French |
| AngloFr. |
Anglo-French |
| Anglo-Ind. |
Anglo-Indian |
| Anglo-Ir. |
Anglo-Irish |
| Anglo-L. |
Anglo-Latin |
| Anglo-Lat. |
Anglo-Latin |
| AngloL. |
Anglo-Latin |
| Anglo-Norm. |
Anglo-Norman |
| Anim. |
animal |
| Anim. |
(in titles) animal |
| Ann. |
(in titles) annal(s) |
| Ann. |
(in titles) annual |
| Anniv. |
(in titles) anniversary |
| Annot. |
(in titles) annotation |
| Anon. |
(in author names) Anonymous |
| Answ. |
(in titles) answer |
| Ant. |
antiquities |
| Ant. & Cl. |
(in Shakespeare) Antony and Cleopatra |
| Anthrop. |
anthropology |
| Anthropol. |
anthropology |
| Anthropol. |
(in titles) anthropological |
| Anthropol. |
(in titles) anthropology |
| Antiq. |
antiquities |
| Antiq. |
(in titles) antiquities |
| Antiq. |
(in titles) antiquity |
| aphet. |
aphetic, aphetized |
| Apoc. |
(in titles) apocalyptic(al) |
| Apol. |
(in titles) apologies |
| Apol. |
(in titles) apology |
| app. |
apparently |
| App. |
(in titles) appendix |
| Appl. |
(in titles) applied |
| Applic. |
(in titles) application(s) |
| appos. |
appositive(ly) |
| Apr. |
April |
| Ar. |
Arabic |
| Arab.-Pers. |
Arabic-Persian |
| Arab. |
Arabic |
| Aram. |
Aramaic |
| Arb. |
(in author names) Arber |
| arch. |
archaic |
| Arch. |
architecture |
| Arch. |
(in titles) architecture |
| Arch. |
(in titles) archive(s) |
| Archaeol. |
archaeology |
| Archaeol. |
(in titles) archaeological |
| Archaeol. |
(in titles) archaeology |
| Archipel. |
(in titles) archipelago |
| Archit. |
architecture |
| Archit. |
(in titles) architectural |
| Archit. |
(in titles) architecture |
| Argentine Sp. |
Argentine Spanish |
| Argt. |
(in titles) argument |
| Arith. |
arithmetic |
| Arith. |
(in titles) arithmetic |
| Arithm. |
(in titles) arithmetic |
| Arithm. |
(in titles) arithmetical |
| Arm. |
Armenian |
| Armen. |
Armenian |
| Arrangem. |
(in titles) arrangement |
| art. |
article |
| Artic. |
(in titles) articulation |
| Artific. |
(in titles) artificial |
| Artill. |
artillery |
| A.-S. |
(in titles) Anglo-Saxon |
| A.S. |
(in titles) Anglo Saxon |
| Ashm. |
(in author names) Ashmole |
| Assemb. |
(in titles) assemblies |
| Assemb. |
(in titles) assembly |
| Assoc. Football |
Association Football |
| assoc. |
association |
| Assoc. |
(in titles) association |
| Assyriol. |
Assyriology |
| Astr. |
astronomy |
| Astrol. |
astrology |
| Astron. |
astronomy |
| Astron. |
(in titles) astronomic(al) |
| Astron. |
(in titles) astronomy |
| Astronaut. |
astronautics |
| Astronaut. |
(in titles) astronautical |
| Astronaut. |
(in titles) astronautics |
| Att. |
Attic |
| attrib. |
attributive(ly) |
| Attrib. |
(in titles) attribute(s) |
| Aug. |
August |
| Austr. |
Australian |
| Austral. |
Australian |
| Austral. |
(in titles) Australia(n) |
| Austrian G. |
Austrian German |
| Austrian Ger. |
Austrian German |
| Auth. |
(in titles) author(s) |
| Autobiog. |
(in titles) autobiography |
| Autobiogr. |
(in titles) autobiographic(al) |
| Autobiogr. |
(in titles) autobiography |
| A.V. |
Authorized Version |
| Av. |
Avestan |
| A.Y.L. |
(in Shakespeare) As you Like It |
| Ayrsh. |
(in titles) Ayrshire |
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| Bacteriol. |
bacteriology |
| Bacteriol. |
(in titles) bacteriologic(al) |
| Bacteriol. |
(in titles) bacteriology |
| Baldw. |
(in author names) Baldwin |
| Bav. |
Bavarian |
| B.C. |
Before Christ |
| B.C. |
(in titles) British Columbia |
| Béarn. |
Béarnese |
| Beaum. |
(in author names) Beaumont |
| Bedford. |
(in titles) Bedfordshire |
| Bedfordsh. |
(in titles) Bedfordshire |
| bef. |
before |
| Bel & Dr. |
(in the Apocrypha) Bel and the Dragon |
| Belg. |
Belgian |
| Benn. |
(in author names) Bennet |
| Berks. |
(in titles) Berkshire |
| Berksh. |
(in titles) Berkshire |
| Berw. |
(in titles) Berwickshire |
| Berwicksh. |
(in titles) Berwickshire |
| betw. |
(in titles) between |
| Bibliogr. |
bibliography |
| Biochem. |
biochemistry |
| Biochem. |
(in titles) biochemical |
| Biochem. |
(in titles) biochemistry |
| Biog. |
(in titles) biography |
| Biogr. |
(in titles) biographic(al) |
| Biogr. |
(in titles) biography |
| Biol. |
biology |
| Biol. |
(in titles) biological |
| Biol. |
(in titles) biology |
| Bk. |
(in titles) book |
| Bks. |
(in titles) books |
| BNC |
British National Corpus |
| BNC |
(in titles) British National Corpus |
| Boh. |
Bohemian |
| Bolivian Sp. |
Bolivian Spanish |
| Bord. |
(in titles) border |
| Bot. |
botany |
| Bot. |
(in titles) botanic(al) |
| Bot. |
(in titles) botany |
| Bp. |
Bishop |
| Bp. |
(in titles) bishop |
| Braz. |
Brazilian |
| Bret. |
Breton |
| Brit. |
British English |
| Brit. |
(in titles) Britain |
| Brit. |
(in titles) British |
| Bucks. |
(in titles) Buckinghamshire |
| Build. |
building |
| Build. |
(in titles) building |
| Bulg. |
Bulgarian |
| Bull. |
(in titles) bulletin |
| Bur. |
(in titles) bureau |
| Burg. |
Burgundian |
| Byzant. Gr. |
Byzantine Greek |
| Byzantine Gr. |
Byzantine Greek |
| Byz. Gr. |
Byzantine Greek |
|
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| c. |
century |
| C. |
(in titles) century |
| C. |
(in titles) counties |
| C. |
(in titles) county |
| c |
(in dates) circa |
| Cal. |
(in titles) calendar |
| Calc. |
(in titles) calculus |
| Calend. |
(in titles) calendar |
| Calif. |
(in titles) California |
| Calligr. |
calligraphy |
| Camb. |
Cambridge |
| Camb. |
(in titles) Cambridge |
| Cambr. |
(in titles) Cambridge |
| Campanol. |
campanology |
| Canad. |
Canadian |
| Canad. |
(in titles) Canadian |
| Canad. Fr. |
Canadian French |
| Canad.-Fr. |
Canadian French |
| Canadian Fr. |
Canadian French |
| Canterb. |
(in titles) Canterbury |
| Cape Du. |
Cape Dutch |
| Capt. |
(in titles) captain |
| Cartogr. |
cartography |
| Cartogr. |
(in titles) cartographic(al) |
| Cartogr. |
(in titles) cartography |
| Cat. |
Catalan |
| catachr. |
catachrestically |
| Catal. |
Catalan |
| Catal. |
(in titles) catalogue |
| Catech. |
(in titles) catechism |
| Cath. |
Catholic |
| Cath. |
(in titles) Catholic |
| Celt. |
Celtic |
| Celto-Teut. |
Celto-Teutonic |
| cent. |
century |
| Cent. |
(in titles) central |
| Cent. |
(in titles) century |
| Ceram. |
ceramics |
| Cert. |
(in titles) certificate |
| Certif. |
(in titles) certificate |
| Cf. |
confer, ‘compare’ |
| cf. |
confer, ‘compare’ |
| Ch. |
Chinese |
| Ch. |
Church |
| Ch. |
(in titles) church |
| Chald. |
Chaldee |
| Chamb. |
(in titles) chamber |
| Char. |
(in titles) character |
| Charac. |
(in titles) character |
| Chas. |
(in titles) Charles |
| Chas. |
(in author names) (King) Charles |
| Chem. Engin. |
chemical engineering |
| Chem. |
chemistry |
| Chem. |
(in titles) chemical |
| Chem. |
(in titles) chemistry |
| Chesh. |
(in titles) Cheshire |
| Ch. Hist. |
Church history |
| Chilean Sp. |
Chilean Spanish |
| Chillingw. |
(in author names) Chillingworth |
| Chin. |
Chinese |
| Chr. |
(in titles) Christian |
| Chr. |
(in the Bible) Chronicles |
| Chron. |
chronology |
| Chron. |
(in titles) chronicle |
| Chron. |
(in the Bible) Chronicles |
| Chronol. |
chronology |
| Chronol. |
(in titles) chronology |
| Chrons. |
(in titles) chronicles |
| Cib. |
(in author names) Cibber |
| Cinemat. |
cinematography |
| Cinematogr. |
cinematography |
| Cinematogr. |
(in titles) cinematographic(al) |
| Cinematogr. |
(in titles) cinematography |
| Circ. |
(in titles) circle |
| Civ. Law |
civil law |
| Civil Engin. |
civil engineering |
| cl. |
clause |
| Cl. |
(in titles) club |
| Cl. Antiq. |
classical antiquities |
| Class. Antiq. |
classical antiquities |
| class. L. |
classical Latin |
| Class. |
classical |
| Classif. |
(in titles) classification |
| Climatol. |
climatology |
| Clin. |
(in titles) clinical |
| cl. L. |
classical Latin |
| Coal-min. |
coal-mining |
| cogn. w. |
cognate with |
| Col. |
(in titles) colonel |
| Col. |
(in the Bible) Colossians |
| Coll. |
(in titles) collected |
| Coll. |
(in titles) collection |
| Coll. |
(in titles) college |
| collect. |
collective(ly) |
| Collect. |
(in titles) collection |
| colloq. |
colloquial(ly) |
| Colloq. |
(in titles) colloquies |
| Coloss. |
(in the Bible) Colossians |
| Com. |
common |
| Com. |
(in titles) commission |
| Comb. |
combination(s) |
| comb. f. |
combining form |
| combining f. |
combining form |
| Combs. |
combinations |
| Com. Err. |
(in Shakespeare) Comedy of Errors |
| Comm. |
commerce, in commercial usage |
| Comm. |
common |
| Comm. |
(in titles) commentary |
| Comm. |
(in titles) commission |
| Comm. |
(in titles) committee |
| Commandm. |
(in titles) commandment |
| Commend. |
(in titles) commendation |
| Commerc. |
(in titles) commercial |
| Commiss. |
(in titles) commission |
| Comm. Law |
commercial law |
| Commonw. |
(in titles) commonwealth |
| Communic. |
communications |
| Communic. |
(in titles) communication |
| comp. |
comparative |
| comp. |
compound, composition |
| Comp. |
(in titles) companion |
| Comp. |
(in titles) company |
| Compan. |
(in titles) companion(s) |
| Comp. Anat. |
comparative anatomy |
| compar. |
comparative |
| Compar. |
(in titles) comparative |
| Compend. |
(in titles) compendious |
| Compend. |
(in titles) compendium |
| compl. |
complement |
| Compl. |
(in titles) complete |
| Compos. |
(in titles) composition |
| conc. |
(in titles) concerning |
| Conc. |
(in titles) concise |
| Conch. |
conchology |
| Conchol. |
conchology |
| Concl. |
(in titles) conclusion |
| concr. |
concrete(ly) |
| Conf. |
(in titles) conference |
| Conf. |
(in titles) confession |
| Confid. |
(in titles) confidential |
| Confl. |
(in titles) conflict |
| Confut. |
(in titles) confutation |
| Congr. |
(in titles) congress |
| Congreg. |
(in titles) congregation |
| Congress. |
(in titles) congressional |
| conj. |
conjugation |
| conj. |
conjunction |
| Conn. |
Connecticut |
| Conn. |
(in titles) Connecticut |
| cons. |
consonant |
| Consc. |
(in titles) conscience |
| Consecr. |
(in titles) consecrated |
| Consecr. |
(in titles) consecration |
| Consid. |
(in titles) consideration(s) |
| Consol. |
(in titles) consolation |
| const. |
construction, construed with |
| Constit. Hist. |
constitutional history |
| Constit. |
(in titles) constitution(al) |
| Constr. |
(in titles) construction |
| Contemp. |
(in titles) contemporary |
| Contempl. |
(in titles) contemplation |
| contempt. |
contemptuous(ly) |
| Contend. |
(in titles) contending(s) |
| Content. |
(in titles) contention |
| Contin. |
(in titles) continuation |
| contr. |
contracted, contraction |
| contr. |
contrasted (with) |
| Contradict. |
(in titles) contradiction |
| Contrib. |
(in titles) contribution |
| Controv. |
(in titles) controversial |
| Controv. |
(in titles) controversy |
| Conv. |
(in titles) convention |
| Convent. |
(in titles) convention |
| Conversat. |
(in titles) conversation |
| Convoc. |
(in titles) convocation |
| Cor. |
(in the Bible) Corinthians |
| Cor. |
(in Shakespeare) Coriolanus |
| Coriol. |
(in Shakespeare) Coriolanus |
| Corn. |
Cornish |
| Cornw. |
Cornwall |
| Cornw. |
(in titles) Cornwall |
| Coron. |
(in titles) coronation |
| Corr. |
(in titles) correspondence |
| corresp. |
corresponding (to) |
| Corresp. |
(in titles) correspondence |
| Corsican It. |
Corsican Italian |
| Cotgr. |
(in author names) Cotgrave |
| Counc. |
(in titles) council |
| Courtsh. |
(in titles) courtship |
| Coverd. |
(in author names) Coverdale |
| cpd. |
compound |
| Craniol. |
craniology |
| Craniom. |
craniometry |
| Cranm. |
(in author names) Cranmer |
| Creole Fr. |
Creole French |
| Crim. |
(in titles) criminal |
| Crim.-Goth. |
Crimean Gothic |
| Crim.-Gothic |
Crimean Gothic |
| Crim. Law |
criminal law |
| Crit. |
(in titles) critical |
| Crit. |
(in titles) criticism |
| Crt. |
(in titles) court |
| Crts. |
(in titles) courts |
| Cryptogr. |
cryptography |
| Cryst. |
crystallography |
| Crystallogr. |
crystallography |
| Ct. |
(in titles) count |
| Ct. |
(in titles) court |
| Cuban Sp. |
Cuban Spanish |
| Cumb. |
(in titles) Cumberland |
| Cumberld. |
Cumberland |
| Cumberld. |
(in titles) Cumberland |
| Cumbld. |
(in titles) Cumberland |
| Cycl. |
(in titles) cyclopaedia |
| Cymb. |
(in Shakespeare) Cymbeline |
| Cytol. |
Cytology |
| Cytol. |
(in titles) cytological |
| Cytol. |
(in titles) cytology |
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| D.A. |
(in titles) Dictionary of Americanisms |
| Da. |
Danish |
| Dahom. |
Dahomey |
| Dan. |
Danish |
| Dan. |
(in the Bible) Daniel |
| dat. |
dative |
| Dau. |
(in titles) daughter |
| D.C. |
(in titles) District of Columbia |
| Deb. |
(in titles) debate |
| Dec. |
December |
| Declar. |
(in titles) declaration |
| Ded. |
(in titles) dedicated |
| Ded. |
(in titles) dedication |
| def. |
definite |
| def. |
definition |
| Def. |
(in titles) defence |
| Dekk. |
(in author names) Dekker |
| Deliv. |
(in titles) deliverance |
| dem. |
demonstrative |
| Demonstr. |
(in titles) demonstration |
| Dep. |
(in titles) department |
| Dep. |
(in titles) deputy |
| Depred. |
(in titles) depredation |
| Depredat. |
(in titles) depredation |
| Dept. |
(in titles) department |
| Derbysh. |
Derbyshire |
| Derbysh. |
(in titles) Derbyshire |
| deriv. |
derivative (in etymologies) |
| derog. |
derogatory |
| Descr. |
(in titles) description |
| Descr. |
(in titles) descriptive |
| Deut. |
(in the Bible) Deuteronomy |
| Devel. |
(in titles) development |
| Devonsh. |
(in titles) Devonshire |
| dial. |
dialect |
| Dial. |
(in titles) dialect |
| Dict. |
dictionary |
| Dict. |
(in titles) dictionary |
| Diffic. |
(in titles) difficult |
| Diffic. |
(in titles) difficulty |
| dim. |
diminutive |
| Direct. |
(in titles) direction |
| Dis. |
(in titles) disease(s) |
| Disc. |
(in titles) discourse |
| Discipl. |
(in titles) discipline |
| Discov. |
(in titles) discovery |
| Discrim. |
(in titles) discrimination |
| Discuss. |
(in titles) discussion |
| Diss. |
(in titles) dissertation |
| Dist. |
(in titles) district |
| Distemp. |
(in titles) distemper |
| Distill. |
distilling |
| Distrib. |
(in titles) distribution |
| Div. |
(in titles) divinity |
| Div. |
(in titles) division |
| Divers. |
(in titles) diversity |
| Dk. |
(in titles) Duke |
| Doc. |
(in titles) document(s) |
| Doctr. |
(in titles) doctrine |
| Dodsl. |
(in author names) Dodsley |
| Domest. |
(in titles) domestic |
| Dor. Gr. |
Doric Greek |
| Dor. |
Doric |
| Du. |
Dutch |
| Durh. |
Durham |
| Durh. |
(in titles) Durham |
| dyslog. |
dyslogistic |
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| E. |
east |
| e. |
east |
| E. |
English |
| E. |
(in titles) 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. |
in ecclesiastical usage |
| Eccl. |
(in titles) ecclesiastical |
| Eccl. |
(in the Bible) Ecclesiastes |
| Eccles. |
in ecclesiastical usage |
| Eccles. |
(in titles) ecclesiastical |
| Eccles. |
(in the Bible) Ecclesiastes |
| Eccl. Hist. |
ecclesiastical history |
| Eccl. Law |
ecclesiastical law |
| Ecclus. |
(in the Apocrypha) Ecclesiasticus |
| Ecol. |
ecology |
| Ecol. |
(in titles) ecological |
| Ecol. |
(in titles) ecology |
| Econ. |
economics |
| Econ. |
(in titles) economic(al) |
| Econ. |
(in titles) economics |
| Econ. |
(in titles) economy |
| ed. |
edition |
| Ed. |
(in titles) edition |
| Ed. |
(in titles) Edward |
| E.D.D. |
English Dialect Dictionary |
| edd. |
editions |
| Edin. |
(in titles) Edinburgh |
| Edinb. |
(in titles) Edinburgh |
| Educ. |
education |
| Educ. |
(in titles) education(al) |
| Edw. |
(in titles) Edward |
| Edw. |
(in author names) (King) Edward |
| EE. |
Early English |
| E.E.T.S. |
(in titles) Early English Text Society |
| e.g. |
exempli gratia, ‘for example’ |
| E. Gothl. |
East Gothland |
| Egypt. |
Egyptian |
| Egypt. |
(in titles) Egyptian |
| Egyptian Arab. |
Egyptian Arabic |
| Egyptol. |
Egyptology |
| E. Ind. |
East Indies, East Indian |
| E. Ind. |
(in titles) East Indies |
| Electr. Engin. |
electrical engineering |
| Electr. |
electricity |
| Electr. |
(in titles) electric(al) |
| Electr. |
(in titles) electricity |
| Electro-magn. |
electro-magnetism |
| Electro-physiol. |
electro-physiology |
| Elem. |
(in titles) element(s) |
| Elem. |
(in titles) elementary |
| Eliz. |
(in titles) Elizabeth |
| Elizab. |
(in titles) Elizabethan |
| ellipt. |
elliptical(ly) |
| Emb. |
(in titles) embassy |
| Embryol. |
embryology |
| Embryol. |
(in titles) embryologic(al) |
| Embryol. |
(in titles) embryology |
| e. midl. |
east midland (dialect) |
| emph. |
emphatic(ally) |
| Encycl. Brit. |
(in titles) Encyclopaedia Britannica |
| Encycl. Metrop. |
(in titles) Encyclopaedia Metropolitana |
| Encycl. |
(in titles) encyclopaedia |
| Encycl. |
(in titles) encyclopaedic |
| Eng. |
England, English |
| Eng. |
(in titles) England |
| Eng. |
(in titles) English |
| Eng. Gipsy |
English Gipsy |
| Engin. |
engineering |
| Engin. |
(in titles) engineering |
| Engl. |
English |
| Engl. |
(in titles) English |
| Englishw. |
(in titles) Englishwomen |
| Enq. |
(in titles) enquiry |
| Ent. |
entomology |
| Ent. |
(in titles) entomological |
| Ent. |
(in titles) entomology |
| Enthus. |
(in titles) enthusiasm |
| Entom. |
entomology |
| Entom. |
(in titles) entomological |
| Entom. |
(in titles) entomology |
| Entomol. |
entomology |
| Entomol. |
(in titles) entomological |
| Entomol. |
(in titles) entomology |
| Enzymol. |
(in titles) enzymology |
| Ep. |
(in titles) epistle |
| Eph. |
(in the Bible) Ephesians |
| Ephes. |
(in the Bible) Ephesians |
| Epil. |
(in titles) epilogue |
| Episc. |
(in titles) episcopacy |
| Epist. |
(in titles) epistle |
| Epit. |
(in titles) epitaph |
| Equip. |
(in titles) equipment |
| Equipm. |
(in titles) equipment |
| erron. |
erroneous(ly) |
| Esd. |
(in the Apocrypha) Esdras |
| esp. |
especially |
| Ess. |
(in titles) essay(s) |
| Essent. |
(in titles) essential |
| Establ. |
(in titles) establishment |
| Esth. |
Esthonian |
| Eth. |
Ethiopic |
| Ethnol. |
ethnology |
| Ethnol. |
(in titles) ethnology |
| etym. |
etymology |
| etymol. |
etymological(ly) |
| Etymol. |
(in titles) etymological |
| Etymol. |
(in titles) etymology |
| euphem. |
euphemistic(ally) |
| Eval. |
(in titles) evaluation |
| Evang. |
(in titles) evangelical |
| Even. |
(in titles) evening |
| Evid. |
(in titles) evidence |
| Evol. |
(in titles) evolution |
| Evol. |
(in titles) evolutionary |
| ex. |
example |
| Ex. doc. |
(in titles) executive document |
| Exalt. |
(in titles) exaltation |
| Exam. |
(in titles) examination |
| exc. |
except |
| Exch. |
(in titles) exchange |
| Exch. |
(in titles) exchequer |
| Exec. |
(in titles) execution |
| Exec. |
(in titles) executive |
| Exerc. |
(in titles) exercise(s) |
| Exhib. |
(in titles) exhibit(s) |
| Exhib. |
(in titles) exhibition |
| Exod. |
(in the Bible) Exodus |
| Exped. |
(in titles) expedition |
| Exper. |
experimental |
| Exper. |
(in titles) experiment |
| Exper. |
(in titles) experimental |
| Explan. |
(in titles) explanation |
| Explic. |
(in titles) explication |
| Explor. |
(in titles) exploration |
| Expos. |
(in titles) exposition |
| Expos. |
(in titles) expository |
| Ezek. |
(in the Bible) Ezekiel |
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| f. |
feminine |
| f. |
formed on, form of |
| F. |
French |
| f. |
from |
| Fab. |
(in titles) fable(s) |
| Faer. |
Faeroese |
| fam. |
familiar(ly) |
| Fam. |
(in titles) family |
| famil. |
familiar(ly) |
| Farew. |
(in titles) farewell |
| Feb. |
February |
| fem. |
feminine |
| Feudal Syst. |
feudal system |
| Fifesh. |
(in titles) Fifeshire |
| fig. |
figurative(ly) |
| Finn. |
Finnish |
| Fitzherb. |
(in author names) Fitzherbert |
| Fl. |
Flemish |
| fl. |
floruit, ‘flourished’ |
| Fl. |
(in author names) Fletcher |
| Flem. |
Flemish |
| Flet. |
(in author names) Fletcher |
| Footpr. |
(in titles) footprint |
| Forfarsh. |
(in titles) Forfarshire |
| Fortif. |
fortification |
| Fortif. |
(in titles) fortification |
| Fortn. |
(in titles) fortnightly |
| Found. |
(in titles) foundation(s) |
| Fr. |
French |
| Fr. |
(in titles) father |
| Fr. |
(in titles) French |
| Fr. |
(in titles) from |
| Fragm. |
(in titles) fragment(s) |
| Frank. |
Frankish |
| Fratern. |
(in titles) fraternity |
| freq. |
frequently |
| Friendsh. |
(in titles) friendship |
| Fries. |
Frisian |
| Fris. |
Frisian |
| Fund. |
(in titles) fundamental(s) |
| Furnit. |
(in titles) furniture |
| Furniv. |
(in author names) Furnivall |
| fut. |
future |
|
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| G. |
German |
| Ga. |
Gaelic |
| Gael. |
Gaelic |
| Gal. |
(in the Bible) Galatians |
| Gard. |
(in titles) garden |
| Gard. |
(in titles) gardening |
| Gastron. |
gastronomy |
| Gaz. |
(in titles) gazette |
| Gd. |
(in titles) good |
| gen. |
general(ly) |
| gen. |
genitive |
| Gen. |
(in titles) general |
| Gen. |
(in the Bible) Genesis |
| Genev. |
Genevese |
| Geo. |
(in titles) George |
| Geo. |
(in author names) (King) George |
| Geog. |
geography |
| Geog. |
(in titles) geography |
| Geogr. |
geography |
| Geogr. |
(in titles) geographic(al) |
| Geogr. |
(in titles) geography |
| Geol. |
geology |
| Geol. |
(in titles) geologic(al) |
| Geol. |
(in titles) geology |
| Geom. |
geometry |
| Geom. |
(in titles) geometric(al) |
| Geom. |
(in titles) geometry |
| Geomorphol. |
geomorphology |
| Ger. |
German |
| Ger. |
(in titles) German |
| Germ. |
German, Germanic |
| Ger. Swiss |
German Swiss |
| gerund. |
gerundial |
| Glac. |
(in titles) glacier(s) |
| Glasg. |
(in titles) Glasgow |
| Glos. |
Gloucestershire |
| Gloss. |
(in titles) glossary |
| Glouc. |
Gloucestershire |
| Glouc. |
(in titles) Gloucestershire |
| Gloucestersh. |
(in titles) Gloucestershire |
| Godef. |
(in author names) Godefroy |
| Goldsm. |
(in author names) Goldsmith |
| Gosp. |
(in titles) gospel(s) |
| Goth. |
Gothic |
| Gov. |
(in titles) government |
| Govt. |
(in titles) government |
| Gr. |
Greek |
| Gr. |
(in titles) grammar |
| Gram. |
grammar |
| Gram. |
(in titles) grammar |
| Gramm. Analysis |
grammatical analysis |
| Gramm. |
(in titles) grammar |
| Gr. L. |
Graeco-Latin |
| Gr.-L. |
Graeco-Latin |
| Gr. Trag. |
Greek tragedy |
| Gt. |
Great |
| Gt. |
(in titles) great |
| Guard. |
(in titles) guardian |
| Guiana Du. |
Guiana Dutch |
| Gun. |
gunnery |
| Gurw. |
(in author names) Gurwood |
| Gynaecol. |
gynaecology |
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| Hab. |
(in the Bible) Habakkuk |
| Haematol. |
haematology |
| Hag. |
(in the Bible) Haggai |
| Hakl. |
(in titles) Hakluyt |
| Hakl. |
(in author names) Hakluyt |
| Halliw. |
(in author names) Halliwell |
| Ham. |
(in Shakespeare) Hamlet |
| Haml. |
(in Shakespeare) Hamlet |
| Hampsh. |
(in titles) Hampshire |
| Hand-bk. |
(in titles) hand-book |
| Handbk. |
(in titles) handbook |
| Hants. |
(in titles) Hampshire |
| Hazl. |
(in author names) Hazlitt |
| Heb. |
Hebrew |
| Heb. |
(in titles) Hebrew |
| Heb. |
(in the Bible) Hebrews |
| Hebr. |
Hebrew |
| Hebr. |
(in the Bible) Hebrews |
| Helig. |
Heligoland |
| Hen. |
(in titles) Henry |
| Hen. |
(in author names) (King) Henry |
| 1 Hen. IV |
(in Shakespeare) 1 Henry IV |
| 2 Hen. IV |
(in Shakespeare) 2 Henry IV |
| Hen. V |
(in Shakespeare) Henry V |
| 1 Hen. VI |
(in Shakespeare) 1 Henry VI |
| 2 Hen. VI |
(in Shakespeare) 2 Henry VI |
| 3 Hen. VI |
(in Shakespeare) 3 Henry VI |
| Hen. VIII |
(in Shakespeare) Henry VIII |
| Her. |
heraldry |
| Her. |
(in titles) heraldry |
| Herb. |
herbalism, among herbalists |
| Heref. |
(in titles) Herefordshire |
| Hereford. |
(in titles) Herefordshire |
| Herefordsh. |
Herefordshire |
| Herefordsh. |
(in titles) Herefordshire |
| Hertfordsh. |
(in titles) Hertfordshire |
| Hierogl. |
Hieroglyphic |
| Hind. |
Hindi, Hindustani |
| hist. |
historical |
| Hist. |
history |
| Hist. |
(in titles) historic(al) |
| Hist. |
(in titles) history |
| Histol. |
histology |
| Histol. |
(in titles) histologic(al) |
| Histol. |
(in titles) histology |
| Holl. |
(in author names) Holland |
| Hom. |
(in titles) homilies |
| Hopk. |
(in author names) Hopkins |
| Horol. |
horology |
| Horstm. |
(in author names) Horstmann |
| Hort. |
horticulture |
| Hort. |
(in titles) horticultural |
| Hort. |
(in titles) horticulture |
| Hos. |
(in the Bible) Hosea |
| Hosp. |
(in titles) hospital |
| Hott. |
Hottentot |
| Househ. |
(in titles) household |
| Housek. |
(in titles) housekeeping |
| Hung. |
Hungarian |
| Husb. |
husbandry |
| Husb. |
(in titles) husbandry |
| Hydraul. Engin. |
hydraulic engineering |
| Hydraul. |
(in titles) hydraulic |
| Hydrol. |
hydrology |
| Hydrol. |
(in titles) hydrological |
| Hydrol. |
(in titles) hydrology |
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| I. |
Icelandic |
| Ibid. |
ibidem, ‘in the same book or
passage’ |
| Icel. |
Icelandic |
| Ichth. |
ichthyology |
| Icthyol. |
icthyology |
| id. |
idem, ‘the same’ |
| Ideol. |
(in titles) ideological |
| Ideol. |
(in titles) ideology |
| Idg. |
Indogermanic |
| Idol. |
(in titles) idolatry |
| i.e. |
id est, ‘that is’ |
| IE. |
Indo-European |
| Illustr. |
(in titles) illustrated |
| Illustr. |
(in titles) illustration |
| Illyr. |
Illyrian |
| Imag. |
(in titles) imaginary |
| Imag. |
(in titles) imagination |
| imit. |
imitative |
| Immunol. |
immunology |
| imp. |
imperative |
| imperf. |
imperfect |
| impers. |
impersonal |
| impf. |
imperfect |
| Impr. |
(in titles) impression(s) |
| Impr. |
(in titles) imprint |
| Impr. |
(in titles) improved |
| improp. |
improper(ly) |
| Inaug. |
(in titles) inaugural |
| Inclos. |
(in titles) inclosure |
| Ind. |
India(n) |
| ind. |
indicative |
| ind. |
indirect |
| Ind. |
(in titles) industry |
| indef. |
indefinite |
| indic. |
indicative |
| indir. |
indirect |
| Indo-Eur. |
Indo-European |
| Indog. |
Indogermanic |
| Indogerm. |
Indogermanic |
| Indo-Pers. |
Indo-Persian |
| Indo-Port. |
Indo-Portuguese |
| Industr. Rel. |
industrial relations |
| Industr. |
(in titles) industrial |
| infin. |
infinitive |
| infl. |
influenced |
| Infl. |
(in titles) influence |
| Innoc. |
(in titles) innocence |
| Innoc. |
(in titles) innocent |
| Inorg. |
(in titles) inorganic |
| Inq. |
(in titles) inquiry |
| Inst. |
(in titles) institute |
| Inst. |
(in titles) institution |
| instr. |
instrumental |
| Instr. |
(in titles) instruction |
| int. |
interjection |
| Intell. |
(in titles) intelligence |
| Intell. |
(in titles) intelligent |
| Intellect. |
(in titles) intellectual |
| Interc. |
(in titles) intercourse |
| interj. |
interjection |
| Interl. |
(in titles) interlude |
| Internat. |
international |
| Internat. |
(in titles) international |
| Interpr. |
(in titles) interpretation |
| interrog. |
interrogative |
| intr. |
intransitive |
| intrans. |
intransitive |
| Intro. |
(in titles) introduction |
| Introd. |
(in titles) introduction |
| Introd. |
(in titles) introductory |
| Inv. |
(in titles) inventories |
| Inv. |
(in titles) inventory |
| Invent. |
(in titles) invention(s) |
| Invent. |
(in titles) inventories |
| Invent. |
(in titles) inventory |
| Invertebr. |
(in titles) invertebrate |
| Invertebr. |
(in titles) invertebrated |
| Invert. Zool. |
invertebrate zoology |
| Investig. |
(in titles) investigation |
| Investm. |
(in titles) investment |
| Invoc. |
(in titles) incovation |
| Ion. |
Ionic |
| Ionic Gr. |
Ionic Greek |
| Ir. |
Irish |
| Irel. |
(in titles) Ireland |
| Ir. Gael. |
Irish Gaelic |
| Ir.-Gael. |
Irish Gaelic |
| iron. |
ironically |
| irreg. |
irregular(ly) |
| Isa. |
(in the Bible) Isaiah |
| It. |
Italian |
| Ital. |
Italian |
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| Jahrb. |
(in titles) Jahrbuch |
| Jam. |
(in the Bible) James |
| Jam. |
(in author names) Jamieson |
| Jan. |
January |
| Jap. |
Japanese |
| Jas. |
(in titles) James |
| Jas. |
(in author names) (King) James |
| Jas. |
(in the Bible) James |
| Jav. |
Javanese |
| Javan. |
Javanese |
| Jer. |
(in the Bible) Jeremiah |
| Jew. Hist. |
Jewish history |
| joc. |
jocular(ly) |
| John |
(in Shakespeare) King John |
| Josh. |
(in the Bible) Joshua |
| Jrnl. |
(in titles) journal |
| Jrnls. |
(in titles) journals |
| Jud. |
(in the Bible) Judges |
| Judg. |
(in the Bible) Judges |
| Jul. |
July |
| Jul. C. |
(in Shakespeare) Julius Caesar |
| Jun. |
June |
| Jun. |
(in titles) junior |
| Jurisd. |
(in titles) jurisdiction |
| Jurisdict. |
(in titles) jurisdiction |
| Jurispr. |
(in titles) jurisprudence |
| Justif. |
(in titles) justification |
| Justific. |
(in titles) justification |
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| K. |
(in titles) king |
| Kent. |
Kentish |
| Kgs. |
(in the Bible) Kings |
| King's Bench Div. |
(in titles) King's Bench Division |
| Kingd. |
(in titles) kingdom |
| Knowl. |
(in titles) knowledge |
| Kpr. |
(in titles) keeper |
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| L. |
Latin |
| l. |
line |
| Lab. |
(in titles) laboratory |
| Lam. |
(in the Bible) Lamentations |
| Lament |
(in titles) lamentation |
| Lament. |
(in the Bible) Lamentations |
| Lanc. |
Lancashire |
| Lanc. |
(in titles) Lancashire |
| Lancash. |
Lancashire |
| Lancs. |
Lancashire |
| Lancs. |
(in titles) Lancashire |
| lang. |
language |
| Lang. |
(in titles) language |
| Langl. |
(in author names) Langland |
| Langs. |
(in titles) languages |
| Lap. |
Lapp(ish) |
| Lat. |
Latin |
| Lat. |
(in titles) Latin |
| Lay. |
(in author names) Layamon |
| Layam. |
(in author names) Layamon |
| Ld. |
(in titles) Lord |
| Lds. |
(in titles) Lords |
| Lear |
(in Shakespeare) King Lear |
| Lect. |
(in titles) lecture(s) |
| Leechd. |
(in titles) leechdom |
| Leg. |
(in titles) legend(s) |
| Leic. |
(in titles) Leicestershire |
| Leicest. |
(in titles) Leicestershire |
| Leicester. |
(in titles) Leicestershire |
| Leicestersh. |
Leicestershire |
| Leicestersh. |
(in titles) Leicestershire |
| Leics. |
(in titles) Leicestershire |
| Let. |
(in titles) letter |
| Lett. |
Latvian |
| Lett. |
(in titles) letters |
| Lev. |
(in the Bible) Leviticus |
| Lex. |
(in titles) lexicon |
| LG. |
Low German |
| LGer. |
Low German |
| Libr. |
(in titles) library |
| Limnol. |
limnology |
| Linc. |
Lincolnshire |
| Linc. |
(in titles) Lincolnshire |
| Lincolnsh. |
(in titles) Lincolnshire |
| Lincs. |
Lincolnshire |
| Lincs. |
(in titles) Lincolnshire |
| Ling. |
(in titles) linguistic |
| Ling. |
(in titles) linguistics |
| Linn. |
(in titles) Linnean |
| lit. |
literal(ly) |
| lit. |
literarily |
| Lit. |
literary |
| Lit. |
literature |
| Lit. |
(in titles) literal |
| Lit. |
(in titles) literary |
| Lit. |
(in titles) literature |
| Lith. |
Lithuanian |
| Lithogr. |
lithography |
| Lithol. |
lithology |
| Liturg. |
liturgy |
| Liturgiol. |
liturgiology |
| L.L.L. |
(in Shakespeare) Love's Labour's Lost |
| Lomb. |
Lombard |
| Lond. |
(in titles) London |
| Louisiana Fr. |
Louisiana French |
| Lusat. |
Lusatian |
| LXX |
Septuagint |
| Lydg. |
(in author names) Lydgate |
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| m. |
masculine |
| Macb. |
(in Shakespeare) Macbeth |
| Macc. |
(in the Apocrypha) Maccabees |
| Mach. |
machinery |
| Mach. |
(in titles) machine(s) |
| Mach. |
(in titles) machinery |
| Mag. |
(in titles) magazine |
| Maghribi Arab. |
Maghribi Arabic |
| Magn. |
magnetism |
| Magn. |
(in titles) magnetic |
| Magn. |
(in titles) magnetism |
| Mal. |
Malay(an) |
| Mal. |
(in the Bible) Malachi |
| Malayal. |
Malayalam |
| Man. |
(in titles) manual |
| Managem. |
(in titles) management |
| Manch. |
(in titles) Manchester |
| Manip. |
(in titles) manipulation |
| Manuf. |
manufacturing |
| Manuf. |
(in titles) manufacture(s) |
| Manuf. |
(in titles) manufacturing |
| Mar. |
March |
| Mar. Insur. |
marine insurance |
| Markh. |
(in author names) Markham |
| masc. |
masculine |
| Mass. |
(in titles) Massachussets |
| Mass. |
(in author names) Massinger |
| Massach. Ind. |
Massachussets Indian |
| Math. |
mathematics |
| Math. |
(in titles) mathematical |
| Math. |
(in titles) mathematics |
| Matt. |
(in the Bible) Matthew |
| Mayal. |
Malayalam |
| MDu. |
Middle Dutch |
| ME. |
Middle English |
| Meas. |
(in titles) measure |
| Meas. for M. |
(in Shakespeare) Measure for Measure |
| Measurem. |
(in titles) measurement |
| Mech. Engin. |
mechanical engineering |
| Mech. |
mechanics |
| Mech. |
(in titles) mechanical |
| Mech. |
(in titles) mechanics |
| Med. |
medicine |
| med. |
medieval |
| Med. |
(in titles) medical |
| Med. |
(in titles) medicine |
| Medit. |
(in titles) meditation |
| med. L. |
medieval Latin |
| Mem. |
(in titles) memoir(s) |
| Merc. |
Mercian |
| Merc. |
(in titles) mercury |
| Merch. |
(in titles) merchant(s) |
| Merch. V. |
(in Shakespeare) Merchant of Venice |
| Merry W. |
(in Shakespeare) Merry Wives of Windsor |
| Metall. |
metallurgy |
| Metall. |
(in titles) metallurgy |
| Metallif. |
(in titles) metalliferous |
| Metallogr. |
(in titles) metallographic(al) |
| Metallogr. |
(in titles) metallography |
| Metamorph. |
(in titles) metamorphoses |
| Metamorph. |
(in titles) metamorphosis |
| Metaph. |
metaphysics |
| Metaph. |
(in titles) metaphysics |
| metaphor. |
metaphorical(ly) |
| Meteorol. |
meteorology |
| Meteorol. |
(in titles) meteorologic(al) |
| Meteorol. |
(in titles) meteorology |
| Meth. |
(in titles) method(s) |
| metr. gr. |
metri gratia |
| Metrop. |
(in titles) metropolis |
| Metrop. |
(in titles) metropolitan |
| Mex. |
Mexican |
| Mexican Sp. |
Mexican Spanish |
| Mex. Sp. |
Mexican Spanish |
| Mex.-Sp. |
Mexican Spanish |
| MHG. |
Middle High German |
| Mic. |
(in the Bible) Micah |
| Mich. |
(in titles) Michigan |
| Microbiol. |
microbiology |
| Microsc. |
(in titles) microscopic(al) |
| midl. |
midland(s) (dialect) |
| Mids. N. |
(in Shakespeare) A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| Mids. N.D. |
(in Shakespeare) A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| Mil. |
military |
| Mil. |
(in titles) military |
| Milit. |
military |
| Min. |
mineralogy |
| Mineral. |
mineralogy |
| Mineral. |
(in titles) minaralogic(al) |
| Mineral. |
(in titles) mineralogy |
| Misc. |
(in titles) miscellaneous |
| Misc. |
(in titles) miscellany |
| Miscell. |
(in titles) miscellany |
| mispr. |
misprinted |
| MLG. |
Middle Low German |
| mod. |
modern |
| Mod. |
(in titles) modern |
| Mod. L. |
Modern Latin |
| mod. L. |
Modern Latin |
| Mongol. |
Mongolian |
| Monum. |
(in titles) monument |
| Moroccan Arab. |
Moroccan Arabic |
| Morphol. |
morphology |
| Mouff. |
(in author names) Mouffet |
| MS. |
(in titles) manuscript |
| MSS. |
(in titles) manuscripts |
| Mt. |
(in titles) mount(ain) |
| Mtg. |
(in titles) meeting |
| Mts. |
(in titles) mountains |
| Much Ado |
(in Shakespeare) Much Ado about Nothing |
| Munic. |
(in titles) municipal |
| Munif. |
(in titles) munificence |
| Munim. |
(in titles) muniment |
| Mus. |
music |
| Mus. |
(in titles) museum |
| Mus. |
(in titles) music |
| Mus. |
(in titles) musical |
| Myst. |
(in titles) mystery |
| Myth. |
mythology |
| Myth. |
(in titles) mythology |
| Mythol. |
mythology |
| Mythol. |
(in titles) mythology |
|
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| n. |
neuter |
| N. |
Norse |
| N. |
north |
| n. |
north |
| n. |
noun |
| N. |
(in titles) north, northern |
| N. Afr. |
North Africa(n) |
| N. Afr. Arab. |
North African Arabic |
| N. Afr. Arabic |
North African Arabic |
| N. African Arab. |
North African Arabic |
| NAfrican Arab. |
North African Arabic |
| Nah. |
(in the Bible) Nahum |
| N. Amer. |
North America(n) |
| N. Amer. Fr. |
North American French |
| N. Amer. Ind. |
North American Indian |
| Narr. |
(in titles) narrative |
| Narrat. |
(in titles) narrative |
| Nat. Hist. |
natural history |
| Nat. Philos. |
natural philosophy |
| Nat. Sci. |
natural science |
| Nat. |
(in titles) national |
| Nat. |
(in titles) natural |
| Naut. |
nautical |
| Naut. |
(in titles) nautical |
| Nav. |
naval |
| Nav. |
(in titles) naval |
| Nav. |
(in titles) navigation |
| Navig. |
(in titles) navigation |
| N. Carolina |
(in titles) North Carolina |
| N. Dakota |
(in titles) North Dakota |
| N.E. |
north-east |
| n.e. |
north-eastern (dialect) |
| N.E. |
(in titles) north-east, north-eastern |
| N.E.D. |
(in titles) New English Dictionary |
| Neh. |
(in the Bible) Nehemiah |
| Neighb. |
(in titles) neighbour(s) |
| Neighb. |
(in titles) neighbourhood |
| Nerv. |
(in titles) nervous |
| Neurol. |
neurology |
| Neurol. |
(in titles) neurologic(al) |
| Neurol. |
(in titles) neurology |
| Neurosurg. |
(in titles) neurosurgery |
| New Hampsh. |
(in titles) New Hampshire |
| Newc. |
Newcastle |
| Newc. |
(in titles) Newcastle |
| Newspr. |
newsprint |
| NF. |
Northern French |
| NFr. |
Northern French |
| N. Ir. |
Northern Ireland |
| N. Irel. |
Northern Ireland |
| No. |
number |
| No. |
(in titles) number |
| nom. |
nominative |
| Non-conf. |
(in titles) nonconformist(s) |
| nonce-wd. |
nonce-word |
| Nonconf. |
(in titles) nonconformist(s) |
| Nor. |
Norse |
| Norf. |
(in titles) Norfolk |
| Norm. Fr. |
Norman French |
| Norm.-Fr. |
Norman French |
| Norm.-Picard |
Norman-Picard |
| Norm. |
Norman |
| Norman F. |
Norman French |
| Norman Fr. |
Norman French |
| North-umb. |
Northumbrian |
| north. |
northern (dialect) |
| Northamptonsh. |
(in titles) Northamptonshire |
| Northants. |
(in titles) Northamptonshire |
| Northumb. |
Northumberland, Northumbrian |
| Northumb. |
(in titles) Northumberland |
| Northumbld. |
Northumberland |
| Northumbld. |
(in titles) Northumberland |
| Northumbr. |
Northumbrian |
| Norw. |
Norwegian |
| Norweg. |
Norwegian |
| Notts. |
(in titles) Nottinghamshire |
| Nov. |
November |
| n.q. |
no quotations |
| NRh. |
Niederrheinisch |
| ns. |
nouns |
| N.S. Wales |
(in titles) New South Wales |
| N.S.W. |
(in titles) New South Wales |
| N.T. |
New Testament |
| Nucl. |
nuclear |
| Nucl. |
(in titles) nuclear |
| Num. |
(in the Bible) Numbers |
| Numism. |
numismatics |
| N.W. |
north-west |
| n.w. |
north-western (dialect) |
| N.W. |
(in titles) north-west, north-western |
| N.Y. |
New York |
| N.Y. |
(in titles) New York |
| N.Z. |
New Zealand |
| N.Z. |
(in titles) New Zealand |
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| Obad. |
(in the Bible) Obadiah |
| Obed. |
(in titles) obedience |
| obj. |
object, objective |
| Obj. |
(in titles) object(s) |
| obl. |
oblique |
| Obs. |
obsolete |
| obs. |
obsolete |
| Observ. |
(in titles) observation(s) |
| Obstet. |
obstetrics |
| Obstet. |
(in titles) obstetric |
| Obstet. |
(in titles) obstetrics |
| Obstetr. Med. |
obstetric medicine |
| Obstetr. |
obstetrics |
| Obstetr. |
(in titles) obstetric |
| Obstetr. |
(in titles) obstetrics |
| occas. |
occasionally |
| Occas. |
(in titles) occasional |
| Occup. |
(in titles) occupation |
| Occup. |
(in titles) occupational |
| Occurr. |
(in titles) occurrence |
| Oceanogr. |
oceanography |
| Oceanogr. |
(in titles) oceanographic(al) |
| Oceanogr. |
(in titles) oceanography |
| Oct. |
October |
| O.E. |
Old English |
| OE. |
Old English |
| O.E.D. |
(in titles) Oxford English Dictionary |
| OF. |
Old French |
| Off. |
(in titles) office |
| Off. |
(in titles) official |
| Offic. |
(in titles) official |
| OFr. |
Old French |
| OFris. |
Old Frisian |
| OHG. |
Old High German |
| OIr. |
Old Irish |
| Okla. |
(in titles) Oklahoma |
| ON. |
Old Norse |
| ONF. |
Old Northern French |
| Ont. |
(in titles) Ontario |
| Ophthalm. |
ophthalmology |
| Ophthalm. |
(in titles) ophthalmology |
| Ophthalmol. |
ophthalmology |
| Ophthalmol. |
(in titles) ophtalmologic(al) |
| Ophthalmol. |
(in titles) ophthalmology |
| opp. |
opposed (to), the opposite (of) |
| Oppress. |
(in titles) oppression |
| Opt. |
optics |
| Orac. |
(in titles) oracle(s) |
| Ord. |
(in titles) order(s) |
| Ord. |
(in titles) ordinance(s) |
| Org. |
(in titles) organic |
| Organ. Chem. |
organic chemistry |
| Org. Chem. |
organic chemistry |
| orig. |
origin(al)(ly) |
| Orig. |
(in titles) original |
| Orkn. |
Orkney |
| Ornith. |
ornithology |
| Ornith. |
(in titles) ornithology |
| Ornithol. |
ornithology |
| Ornithol. |
(in titles) ornithologic(al) |
| Ornithol. |
(in titles) ornithology |
| Orthogr. |
orthography |
| OS. |
Old Saxon |
| OSl. |
Old (Church) Slavonic |
| O.T. |
Old Testament |
| OTeut. |
Old Teutonic |
| Oth. |
(in Shakespeare) Othello |
| Outl. |
(in titles) outline |
| Oxf. |
Oxford |
| Oxf. |
(in titles) Oxford |
| Oxfordsh. |
(in titles) Oxfordshire |
| Oxon. |
(in titles) Oxfordshire |
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| p. |
page |
| pa. |
past |
| Pa. |
(in titles) Pennsylvania |
| Palaeobot. |
palaeobotany |
| Palaeogr. |
palaeography |
| Palaeont. |
palaeontology |
| Palaeontol. |
(in titles) palaeontologic(al) |
| Palaeontol. |
(in titles) palaeontology |
| Paleontol. |
paleontology |
| Palsg. |
(in author names) Palsgrave |
| Palsgr. |
(in author names) Palsgrave |
| pa. pple. |
passive participle, past participle |
| Paraphr. |
(in titles) paraphrase |
| Paraphr. |
(in titles) paraphrased |
| Parasitol. |
(in titles) parasitology |
| Parl. |
(in titles) parliament |
| Parl. |
(in titles) parliamentary |
| Parnass. |
(in titles) Parnassus |
| pass. |
passive(ly) |
| pa. t. |
past tense |
| Path. |
pathology |
| Path. |
(in titles) pathologic(al) |
| Path. |
(in titles) pathology |
| Pathol. |
pathology |
| Pathol. |
(in titles) pathologic(al) |
| Pathol. |
(in titles) pathology |
| Peculat. |
(in titles) peculation(s) |
| Penins. |
(in titles) peninsula |
| Pennsylvanian G. |
Pennsylvanian German |
| Per. |
Persian |
| Per. |
(in Shakespeare) Pericles |
| perf. |
perfect |
| Perf. |
(in titles) perfect |
| Perf. |
(in titles) perfection |
| perh. |
perhaps |
| Periodontol. |
(in titles) periodontologic(al) |
| Periodontol. |
(in titles) periodontology |
| Pers. |
Persian |
| pers. |
person(al) |
| Pers. |
(in titles) Persian |
| Pers. |
(in titles) personal |
| Persec. |
(in titles) persecution(s) |
| personif. |
personified |
| Perthsh. |
(in titles) Perthshire |
| Peruv. |
Peruvian |
| Peruvian Sp. |
Peruvian Spanish |
| Pet. |
(in the Bible) Peter |
| Petrogr. |
petrography |
| Petrogr. |
(in titles) petrographic(al) |
| Petrogr. |
(in titles) petrography |
| Petrol. |
petrology |
| Petrol. |
(in titles) petrologic(al) |
| Petrol. |
(in titles) petrology |
| pf. |
perfect |
| Pg. |
Portuguese |
| Pharm. |
pharmacology |
| Pharmaceut. |
(in titles) pharmaceutical |
| Pharmacol. |
pharmacology |
| Pharmacol. |
(in titles) pharmacological |
| Pharmacol. |
(in titles) pharmacology |
| Phil. |
(in titles) philosophic(al) |
| Phil. |
(in titles) philosophy |
| Phil. |
(in the Bible) Philippians |
| Phila. |
(in titles) Philadelphia |
| Philad. |
(in titles) Philadelphia |
| Philem. |
(in the Bible) Philemon |
| Philipp. |
(in the Bible) Philippians |
| Philippine Sp. |
Philippine Spanish |
| Philol. |
philology |
| Philol. |
(in titles) philologic(al) |
| Philol. |
(in titles) philology |
| Philos. |
philosophy |
| Philos. |
(in titles) philosophic(al) |
| Philos. |
(in titles) philosophy |
| Phoen. |
Phoenician |
| phonet. |
phonetic(ally) |
| Phonol. |
phonology |
| Photog. |
photography |
| Photog. |
(in titles) photography |
| Photogr. |
photography |
| Photogr. |
(in titles) photographic(al) |
| Photogr. |
(in titles) photography |
| phr. |
phrase |
| Phrenol. |
phrenology |
| phrr. |
phrases |
| phrs. |
phrases |
| Phys. |
physiology |
| Phys. Geogr. |
physical geography |
| Physical Chem. |
physical chemistry |
| Physical Geogr. |
physical geography |
| Physiogr. |
physiography |
| Physiol. |
physiology |
| Physiol. |
(in titles) physiologic(al) |
| Physiol. |
(in titles) physiology |
| Pic. |
Picard |
| Pict. |
(in titles) pictorial |
| Pict. |
(in titles) picture(s) |
| Pidgin Eng. |
Pidgin English |
| Piedm. |
Piedmontese |
| Piem. |
Piedmontese |
| pl. |
plural |
| plur. |
plural |
| poet. |
poetic(al) |
| Poet. |
(in titles) poetical |
| Pol. |
Polish |
| Pol. |
politics |
| Pol. |
(in titles) political |
| Pol. |
(in titles) politics |
| Pol. Econ. |
political economy |
| Polit. |
politics/political |
| Polit. |
(in titles) political |
| Polit. |
(in titles) politics |
| Polytechn. |
(in titles) polytechnic(al) |
| pop. |
popular(ly) |
| Pop. |
(in titles) popular |
| Porc. |
(in titles) porcelain |
| Port. |
Portuguese |
| poss. |
possessive |
| poss. |
possible, possibly |
| post-class. L. |
post-classical Latin |
| Posth. |
(in titles) posthumous(ly) |
| Postm. |
(in titles) postmaster |
| Pott. |
(in titles) pottery |
| ppl. |
participial |
| ppl. a. |
participial adjective |
| ppl. adj. |
participial adjective |
| ppl. adjs. |
participial adjectives |
| pple. |
participle |
| pples. |
participles |
| P. R. |
(in titles) public records |
| pr. |
present |
| Pr. |
Provencal |
| Pract. |
(in titles) practical |
| Pract. |
(in titles) practice |
| prec. |
preceding |
| pred. |
predicate |
| predic. |
predicate/predicative(ly) |
| Predict. |
(in titles) prediction |
| pref. |
prefix |
| Pref. |
(in titles) preface |
| Preh. |
prehistoric |
| Prehist. |
prehistoric |
| Prehist. |
prehistory |
| prep. |
preposition(al) |
| Prerog. |
(in titles) prerogative |
| pres. |
present |
| Pres. |
(in titles) present |
| Presb. |
(in titles) Presbyterian |
| Presb. |
(in titles) presbytery |
| Preserv. |
(in titles) preservation |
| pres. pple. |
present participle |
| Prim. |
(in titles) primer(s) |
| Princ. |
(in titles) principle(s) |
| Print. |
printing |
| priv. |
privative |
| prob. |
probably |
| Probab. |
(in titles) probabilities |
| Probab. |
(in titles) probability |
| Probl. |
(in titles) problem |
| Proc. |
(in titles) proceedings |
| Prod. |
(in titles) product(s) |
| Prol. |
(in titles) prologue |
| pron. |
pronoun |
| pron. |
pronunciation |
| pronunc. |
pronunciation |
| Pronunc. |
(in titles) pronunciation |
| prop. |
properly |
| Prop. |
(in titles) properties |
| Prop. |
(in titles) property |
| propr. |
proprietary |
| Pros. |
prosody |
| prov. |
proberb(ial)(ly) |
| Prov. |
Provençal |
| Prov. |
(in titles) proverb |
| Prov. |
(in the Bible) Proverbs |
| Provid. |
(in titles) providence(s) |
| Provinc. |
(in titles) provincial |
| Provis. |
(in titles) provisional |
| pr. pple. |
present participle |
| Pruss. |
Prussian |
| Ps. |
(in the Bible) Psalms |
| pseudo-arch. |
pseudo-archaic |
| pseudo-dial. |
pseudo-dialect |
| pseudo-Sc. |
pseudo-Scots |
| Psych. |
psychology |
| Psychoanal. |
psychoanalysis |
| Psychoanal. |
(in titles) psychoanalysis |
| Psychoanalyt. |
(in titles) psychoanalytic |
| Psychol. |
psychology |
| Psychol. |
(in titles) psychologic(al) |
| Psychol. |
(in titles) psychology |
| Psychopathol. |
(in titles) psychopathologic(al) |
| Psychopathol. |
(in titles) psychopathology |
| Pt. |
(in titles) part |
| Publ. |
(in titles) public |
| Publ. |
(in titles) publication |
| Purg. |
(in titles) purgatory |
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| Q. |
(in titles) quarterly |
| Q. |
(in titles) queen |
| Q. Eliz. |
(in titles) Queen Elizabeth |
| Qld. |
(in titles) Queensland |
| Quantum Mech. |
quantum mechanics |
| Queen's Bench Div. |
(in titles) Queen's Bench Division |
| Quix. |
(in titles) Quixote |
| quot. |
quotation |
| quots. |
quotations |
| q.v. |
quod vide, ‘which see’ |
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| R. |
(in titles) royal |
| Radiol. |
radiology |
| R.A.F. |
Royal Air Force |
| R.C. |
Roman Catholic(ism) |
| R.C.Ch. |
Roman Catholic Church |
| R.C. Church |
Roman Catholic Church |
| Reas. |
(in titles) reason(s) |
| Reb. |
(in titles) rebellion |
| Rebell. |
(in titles) rebellion |
| Rec. |
(in titles) record(s) |
| Reclam. |
(in titles) reclamation |
| Recoll. |
(in titles) recollection |
| Redempt. |
(in titles) redemption |
| redupl. |
reduplicating |
| Ref. |
(in titles) reference |
| Ref. |
(in titles) reformation |
| refash. |
refashioned, refashioning |
| refl. |
reflexive |
| Refl. |
(in titles) reflection(s) |
| Refus. |
(in titles) refusal |
| Refut. |
(in titles) refutation |
| reg. |
regular |
| Reg. |
(in titles) register |
| Regic. |
(in titles) regicide |
| Regist. |
(in titles) register |
| Regr. |
(in titles) register |
| rel. |
related |
| rel. |
relative |
| Rel. |
(in titles) relating |
| Relig. |
(in titles) religion |
| Relig. |
(in titles) religious |
| Reminisc. |
(in titles) reminiscence(s) |
| Reminisc. |
(in titles) reminiscent |
| Remonstr. |
(in titles) remonstrance |
| Renfrewsh. |
(in titles) Renfrewshire |
| Rep. |
(in titles) report |
| repr. |
representative, representing |
| Reprod. |
(in titles) reproduction |
| Reprod. |
(in titles) reproductive |
| Rept. |
(in titles) report |
| Repub. |
(in titles) republic |
| Res. |
(in titles) research |
| Resid. |
(in titles) residence |
| Resid. |
(in titles) residential |
| Ret. |
(in titles) return |
| Retrosp. |
(in titles) retrospective |
| rev. |
revised |
| Rev. |
(in titles) review |
| Rev. |
(in titles) revised |
| Rev. |
(in the Bible) Revelation |
| Revol. |
(in titles) revolution |
| Rhaet. |
Rhaetian |
| Rhaeto-Rom. |
Rhaeto-Romance |
| Rhet. |
rhetoric |
| rhet. |
rhetorical(ly) |
| Rhode Isl. |
Rhode Island |
| Ric. |
(in titles) Richard |
| Rich. |
(in titles) Richard |
| Rich. |
(in author names) (King) Richard |
| Rich. II |
(in Shakespeare) Richard II |
| Rich. III |
(in Shakespeare) Richard III |
| R. Glouc. |
(in author names) Robert of Gloucester |
| R.N. |
Royal Navy |
| Rob. |
(in author names) Robotham |
| Robt. |
(in titles) Robert |
| Rom. |
Roman, Romance, Romanic |
| Rom. |
(in titles) Roman |
| Rom. |
(in the Bible) Romans |
| Rom. & Jul. |
(in Shakespeare) Romeo and Juliet |
| Rom. Ant. |
Roman antiquities |
| Rom. Antiq. |
Roman antiquities |
| Rom.-Eng. |
Romanic-English |
| Roman. |
Romance, Romanic |
| Ross-sh. |
(in titles) Ross-shire |
| Roxb. |
(in titles) Roxburgh |
| Roy. |
(in titles) royal |
| Rudim. |
(in titles) rudiment(s) |
| Rum. |
Romanian |
| Rushw. |
(in author names) Rushworth |
| Russ. |
Russian |
| Russ. |
(in titles) Russia |
| Russ. |
(in titles) Russian |
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| S. |
Saxon |
| S. |
south |
| s. |
south |
| S. |
(in titles) south, southern |
| Sackv. |
(in author names) Sackville |
| S.Afr. |
South Africa(n) |
| S. Afr. Du. |
South African Dutch |
| Sam. |
(in the Bible) Samuel |
| S. Amer. Sp. |
South American Spanish |
| S. Amer.-Sp. |
South American Spanish |
| Sard. |
Sardinian |
| Sask. |
(in titles) Saskatchewan |
| Sat. |
(in titles) Saturday |
| Saterl. |
Saterland |
| Satl. |
Saterland |
| Sax. |
Saxon |
| Sax. |
(in titles) Saxon |
| sb. |
substantive |
| sc. |
scilicet, ‘understand’ or
‘supply’ |
| Sc. |
Scottish, Scots |
| Sc. |
(in titles) science |
| Sc. |
(in titles) Scotch |
| Sc. |
(in titles) Scots |
| Sc. |
(in titles) Scottish |
| Scand. |
Scandinavian |
| Scand. |
(in titles) Scandinavia |
| Scand. |
(in titles) Scandinavian |
| S. Carolina |
(in titles) South Carolina |
| Sc. Gael. |
Scottish Gaelic |
| Sc. Gaelic |
Scottish Gaelic |
| Sch. |
(in titles) school |
| sci. |
science, scientific |
| Sci. |
science |
| Sci. |
(in titles) science(s) |
| Sci. |
(in titles) scientific |
| Scot. |
Scottish |
| Scot. |
(in titles) Scotland |
| Scotl. |
Scotland |
| Scotl. |
(in titles) Scotland |
| Script. |
scripture |
| Script. |
(in titles) scripture |
| Sculpt. |
(in titles) sculpture |
| S. Dakota |
(in titles) South Dakota |
| S.E. |
south-east |
| s.e. |
south-eastern (dialect) |
| S.E. |
(in titles) south-east, south-eastern |
| Seaf. |
(in titles) seafaring |
| Seismol. |
seismology |
| Sel. |
(in titles) selected |
| Sel. comm. |
(in titles) select committee |
| Select. |
(in titles) selection |
| Sept. |
September |
| Ser. |
(in titles) series |
| Serb. |
Serbian, Serbo-Croat |
| Serm. |
(in titles) sermon(s) |
| Serv. |
Serbian, Serbo-Croat |
| Sess. |
(in titles) session |
| Settlem. |
(in titles) settlement |
| Sev. |
(in titles) several |
| Shak. |
(in author names) Shakespeare |
| Shakes. |
(in titles) Shakespeare |
| Shakes. |
(in author names) Shakespeare |
| Shaks. |
(in titles) Shakespeare |
| Sheph. |
(in titles) shepherd |
| Shetl. |
Shetland |
| Shropsh. |
Shropshire |
| Shropsh. |
(in titles) Shrophire |
| Sicil. |
Sicilian |
| Sicilian Ital. |
Sicilian Italian |
| Siev |
(in author names) Sieveking |
| sing. |
singular |
| Sing. |
(in titles) singular |
| Sinh. |
Sinhala |
| Sinhal. |
Sinhala |
| Sk. |
Sanskrit |
| Skr. |
Sanskrit |
| Skt. |
Sanskrit |
| Slav. |
Slavonic |
| Slav.-Lith. |
Slavonic-Lithuanian |
| Slov. |
Slovene |
| Soc. |
(in titles) society |
| Sociol. |
sociology |
| Sociol. |
(in titles) sociological |
| Sociol. |
(in titles) sociology |
| Sol. Song |
(in the Bible) Song of Solomon |
| Som. |
Somerset |
| Som. |
(in titles) Somerset |
| Somersetsh. |
(in titles) Somersetshire |
| Song of Sol. |
(in the Bible) Song of Solomon |
| Song Sol. |
(in the Bible) Song of Solomon |
| Sonn. |
(in titles) sonnet |
| south. |
southern (dialect) |
| Sp. |
Spanish |
| sp. |
spelling |
| Sp. |
(in author names) Spence |
| Span. |
Spanish |
| Spanish Arab. |
Spanish Arabic |
| Sp. Amer. |
Spanish American |
| Sp.-American |
Spanish American |
| spec. |
specifically |
| Spec. |
(in titles) special |
| Spec. |
(in titles) specimen(s) |
| Specif. |
(in titles) specification(s) |
| Specim. |
(in titles) specimen(s) |
| Spectrosc. |
(in titles) spectroscopy |
| Sp. Gypsy |
Spanish Gypsy |
| SS. |
(in titles) saints |
| St. |
Saint |
| st. |
stem |
| St. |
(in titles) saint |
| St. |
(in titles) street |
| Staff. |
(in titles) Staffordshire |
| Stafford. |
(in titles) Staffordshire |
| Staffordsh. |
Staffordshire |
| Staffordsh. |
(in titles) Staffordshire |
| Staffs. |
Staffordshire |
| Staffs. |
(in titles) Staffordshire |
| Stand. |
(in titles) standard |
| Stat. |
(in titles) statistical |
| Statist. |
(in titles) statistical |
| Sternh. |
(in author names) Sternhold |
| Stock Exch. |
stock exchange |
| str. |
strong |
| Stratigr. |
(in titles) stratigraphical |
| Stratigr. |
(in titles) stratigraphy |
| Struct. |
(in titles) structural |
| Struct. |
(in titles) structure |
| S.T.S. |
(in titles) Scottish Text Society |
| Stud. |
(in titles) studies |
| subj. |
subject |
| subj. |
subjunctive |
| Subj. |
(in titles) subject(s) |
| subjunct. |
subjunctive |
| subord. |
subordinate |
| subord. cl. |
subordinate clause |
| Subscr. |
(in titles) subscription |
| Subscript. |
(in titles) subscription |
| subseq. |
subsequent(ly) |
| subst. |
substantive(ly) |
| suff. |
suffix |
| Suff. |
(in titles) Suffolk |
| superl. |
superlative |
| Suppl. |
(in titles) supplement |
| Suppl. |
(in titles) supplementary |
| Supplic. |
(in titles) supplication(s) |
| Suppress. |
(in titles) suppression |
| Surfl. |
(in author names) Surflet |
| Surg. |
surgery |
| Surg. |
(in titles) surgery |
| Surg. |
(in titles) surgical |
| Surv. |
(in titles) survey |
| Surv. |
(in titles) surveying |
| Sus. |
(in the Apocrypha) Susanna |
| s.v. |
sub voce, ‘under the word’ |
| S.W. |
south-west |
| s.w. |
south-western (dialect) |
| S.W. |
(in titles) south-west, south-western |
| Sw. |
Swedish |
| Swed. |
Swedish |
| Swiss Fr. |
Swiss French |
| Swiss-Fr. |
Swiss French |
| Swiss G. |
Swiss German |
| Swiss Ger. |
Swiss German |
| Swiss-Ger. |
Swiss German |
| Swiss Rom. |
Swiss Romance |
| syll. |
syllable |
| Symmetr. |
(in titles) symmetrical |
| Symp. |
(in titles) symposium |
| Syr. |
Syrian, Syriac |
| Syst. |
(in titles) system |
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| t. |
tense |
| Tam. Shr. |
(in Shakespeare) Taming of the Shrew |
| Taxon. |
taxonomy |
| Taxon. |
(in titles) taxonomic |
| Taxon. |
(in titles) taxonomy |
| techn. |
technical |
| Techn. |
(in titles) technical |
| Technol. |
(in titles) technological |
| Technol. |
(in titles) technology |
| Tel. |
(in titles) telegraph |
| Telecomm. |
telecommunications |
| Telegr. |
(in titles) telegraph |
| Telegr. |
telegraphy |
| Telegr. |
(in titles) telegraphic(al) |
| Telegr. |
(in titles) telegraphy |
| Teleph. |
telephony |
| Teleph. |
(in titles) telephonic |
| Teleph. |
(in titles) telephony |
| Temp. |
(in Shakespeare) Tempest |
| Teratol. |
teratology |
| Terminol. |
(in titles) terminological |
| Terminol. |
(in titles) terminology |
| Terrestr. |
(in titles) terrestrial |
| Test. |
(in titles) testament |
| Teut. |
Teutonic |
| Text-bk. |
(in titles) text-book |
| Textbk. |
(in titles) textbook |
| Th. |
(in titles) theory |
| Theat. |
theatre, theatrical |
| Theatr. |
theatre, theatrical |
| Theatr. |
(in titles) theatrical |
| Theol. |
theology, theological |
| Theol. |
(in titles) theological |
| Theol. |
(in titles) theology |
| Theoret. |
(in titles) theoretical |
| Thermonucl. |
(in titles) thermonuclear |
| Thes. |
(in titles) thesaurus |
| Thess. |
(in the Bible) Thessalonians |
| Tim. |
(in the Bible) Timothy |
| Timon |
(in Shakespeare) Timon of Athens |
| Tind. |
(in author names) Tindale |
| Tit. |
(in the Bible) Titus |
| Tit. A. |
(in Shakespeare) Titus Andronicus |
| Tokh. |
Tokharian |
| Topog. |
(in titles) topographic(al) |
| Topogr. |
(in titles) topographic(al) |
| Topogr. |
(in titles) topography |
| tr. |
translation, translating |
| Trad. |
(in titles) tradition |
| Trad. |
(in titles) traditional |
| Trag. |
(in titles) tragedy |
| Tr. & Cr. |
(in Shakespeare) Troilus and Cressida |
| trans. |
transitive |
| Trans. |
(in titles) transaction(s) |
| transf. |
transferred sense |
| transl. |
translation, translating |
| Transl. |
(in titles) translation |
| Transubstant. |
(in titles) transubstantiation |
| Trav. |
(in titles) travel(s) |
| Treas. |
(in titles) treasurer |
| Treas. |
(in titles) treasury |
| Treat. |
(in titles) treatise |
| Treatm. |
(in titles) treatment |
| Trib. |
(in titles) tribune |
| Trig. |
trigonometry |
| Trig. |
(in titles) trigonometry |
| Trigonom. |
(in titles) trigonometry |
| Trop. |
(in titles) tropical |
| Troub. |
(in titles) troublesome |
| Troubl. |
(in titles) troublesome |
| Turberv. |
(in author names) Turberville |
| Turk. |
Turkish |
| T.V. |
television |
| Twel. N. |
(in Shakespeare) Twelfth Night |
| Two Gent. |
(in Shakespeare) Two Gentlemen of Verona |
| Typog. |
typography |
| Typogr. |
typography |
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| U.K. |
United Kingdom |
| ult. |
ultimately |
| Univ. |
university |
| Univ. |
(in titles) university |
| unkn. |
unknown |
| Unnat. |
(in titles) unnatural |
| Unoffic. |
(in titles) unofficial |
| unstr. |
unstressed |
| Urin. |
(in titles) urinary |
| U.S. |
United States |
| U.S. |
(in titles) United States |
| U.S.A.F. |
United States Air Force |
| U.S.S.R. |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
| usu. |
usually |
| Utilit. |
(in titles) utilitarian |
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| v. |
verb |
| Va. |
(in titles) Virginia |
| Vac. |
(in titles) vacation |
| Valedict. |
(in titles) valediction |
| Vanbr. |
(in author names) Vanbrugh |
| var. |
variant |
| varr. |
variants |
| vars. |
variants |
| vb. |
verb |
| vbl. |
verbal |
| vbl.n. |
verbal noun |
| vbl. ns. |
verbal nouns |
| vbl. sb. |
verbal substantive |
| vbs. |
verbs |
| Veg. |
(in titles) vegetable |
| Veg. Phys. |
vegetable physiology |
| Veg. Physiol. |
vegetable physiology |
| Venet. |
Venetian |
| Venetian It. |
Venetian Italian |
| Vertebr. |
(in titles) vertebrate |
| Vet. |
veterinary science |
| Vet. |
(in titles) veterinary |
| Vet. Med. |
veterinary medicine |
| Vet. Path. |
veterinary pathology |
| Vet. Sci. |
veterinary science |
| Vet. Surg. |
veterinary surgery |
| Vic. |
(in titles) Victoria |
| Vict. |
(in titles) Victoria |
| Vind. |
(in titles) vindicated |
| Vind. |
(in titles) vindication |
| Vindic. |
(in titles) vindicated |
| Vindic. |
(in titles) vindication |
| Virg. |
(in titles) virgin(s) |
| Virol. |
virology |
| viz. |
videlicet, ‘namely’ |
| Voc. |
(in titles) vocabulary |
| Vocab. |
(in titles) vocabulary |
| Vol. |
(in titles) volume |
| Vols. |
(in titles) volumes |
| Voy. |
(in titles) voyage(s) |
| v.str. |
strong verb |
| vulg. |
vulgar(ly) |
| Vulg. |
(in titles) vulgar |
| Vulg. |
(in titles) Vulgate |
| v.w. |
weak verb |
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| W. |
Welsh |
| W. |
west |
| w. |
west |
| W. |
(in titles) west, western |
| W. Afr. |
West Africa(n) |
| Wall. |
Walloon, Wallachian |
| Wang. |
Wangeroog |
| Warwicksh. |
(in titles) Warwickshire |
| wd. |
word |
| Wd. |
(in titles) word |
| Wel. |
Welsh |
| west. |
western |
| West Ger. |
West Germanic |
| Westm. |
(in titles) Westminster |
| Westmld. |
(in titles) Westmoreland |
| Westmorld. |
(in titles) Westmoreland |
| Westmrld. |
Westmoreland |
| Westph. |
Westphalian |
| Westphal. |
Westphalian |
| WG. |
West Germanic |
| W.Ger. |
West Germanic |
| WGer. |
West Germanic |
| WGerm. |
West Germanic |
| WGmc. |
West Germanic |
| Will. |
(in titles) William |
| Will. |
(in author names) (King) William |
| Wilts. |
(in titles) Wiltshire |
| Wiltsh. |
(in titles) Wiltshire |
| W. Ind. |
West Indies, West Indian |
| W. Ind. |
(in titles) West Indies |
| W. Indies |
West Indies |
| Wint. T. |
(in Shakespeare) Winter's Tale |
| Wis. |
(in titles) Wisconsin |
| Wisd. |
(in titles) wisdom |
| Wisd. |
(in the Apocrypha) Wisdom of Solomon |
| wk. |
weak |
| Wk. |
(in titles) week |
| Wk. |
(in titles) work |
| Wkly. |
(in titles) weekly |
| Wks. |
(in titles) works |
| Wonderf. |
(in titles) wonderful |
| Worc. |
(in titles) Worcestershire |
| Worc. |
(in author names) Worcester |
| Worcestersh. |
(in titles) Worcestershire |
| Worcs. |
(in titles) Worcestershire |
| Wordsw. |
(in author names) Wordsworth |
| Wr. |
(in author names) Wright |
| Writ. |
(in titles) writing(s) |
| W.S. |
West Saxon |
| WS. |
West Saxon |
| W.Sax. |
West Saxon |
| WSax. |
West Saxon |
| W. Saxon |
West Saxon |
| W. Va. |
(in titles) West Virginia |
| Wycl. |
(in author names) Wyclif |
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| Year-bk. |
(in titles) year-book |
| Yearbk. |
(in titles) yearbook |
| Yng. |
(in titles) young |
| Yorks. |
Yorkshire |
| Yorks. |
(in titles) Yorkshire |
| Yorksh. |
(in titles) Yorkshire |
| Yrs. |
(in titles) years |
| Yucatan Sp. |
Yucatan Spanish |
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| Zech. |
(in the Bible) Zechariah |
| Zeitschr. |
(in titles) Zeitschrift |
| Zeph. |
(in the Bible) Zephaniah |
| Zoogeogr. |
zoogeography |
| Zool. |
zoology |
| Zool. |
(in titles) zoological |
| Zool. |
(in titles) zoology |
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