A LIST OF COMMON ABBREVIATIONS OF WORDS USED IN WRITING AND PRINTING.
Reading edition
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y.
A 1, first class.
a or aa (Gr. ana), in med., of each the same quantity.
A.B., Bachelor of Arts.
A.D. (L. anno Domini), in the year of our Lord.
ad lib., or ad libit. (L. ad libitum), at pleasure.
Æ., Æt. (L. ætatis), of age; aged.
A.M. (L. artium magister), Master of Arts.
A.M. (L. ante meridiem), before noon.
A.M. (L. anno mundi), in the year of the world.
anon., anonymous.
A.R.A., Associate of the Royal Academy.
A.R.S.A., Associate of the Royal Scottish Academy.
A.R.S.S. (L. antiquariorum regiæ societatis socius), Fellow of the Royal Society of Antiquaries.
AS., Anglo-Saxon.
A.U.C. (L. anno urbis conditæ, or anno ab urbe conditâ), in the year of, or from the building of the city, viz., Rome.
B.A., Bachelor of Arts.
Bart. or Bt., Baronet.
B.C., before Christ.
B.C.L., Bachelor of Civil Law.
B.D., Bachelor of Divinity.
B.LL., also LL.B., Bachelor of Laws.
B.Sc., Bachelor of Science.
B.S.L., Botanical Society of London.
C. (L. centum), a hundred.
Cantab. (L. Cantabrigiensis), of Cambridge.
Cantuar., Canterbury.
cap. (L. caput, the head), chapter; cap., capital; cap., a capital letter; caps., capital letters.
C.B., Companion of the Bath.
C.E., Civil Engineer.
cent. (L. centum), a hundred.
cf. (L. confer), compare.
chap., chapter.
con. (L. contra), against; in opposition.
cos., cosine.
cres., crescendo.
crim. con., criminal conversation; adultery.
ct., cent; also (L. centum), a hundred.
curt., current—that is, in this period of time, as month, year, or century.
cwt. (c. for L. centum, a hundred; wt. for Eng. weight), a hundred-weight.
D.C. (It. da capo), in music, again; from the beginning.
D.C.L., Doctor of Civil or Canon Law.
D.D. (L. divinitatis doctor), Doctor of Divinity.
D.G. (L. Dei gratiâ), by the grace of God; (L. Deo gratias), thanks to God.
do. or Do., the same.
doz., dozen.
Dr., doctor; debtor.
D.S. (It. dal segno), from the sign.
D.Sc., Doctor of Science.
Dunelm., Durham.
D.V. (L. Deo volente), God willing.
dwt. (L. denarius, a silver coin, a penny; and first and last letters of Eng. weight), pennyweight.
Ebor. (L. Eborăcum), York.
E.C., Established Church.
Ed., editor.
E.E., errors excepted.
e.g., (L. exempli gratiâ, for the sake of example), for example; for instance.
E.I., East Indies; East India.
E.I.C., East India Company; E.I.C.S., East India Company’s Service.
E. long., east longitude.
E.N.E., east-north-east.
E.S.E., east-south-east.
Esq. or Esqr., Esquire.
etc. (L. et cætera), &c.; and others; and so forth.
et seq. (L. et sequentia), and the following.
ex., example; exception; ex, “out of,” as, a cargo ex Maria.
exch., exchequer; exchange.
Exon. (L. Exonia), Exeter.
f., feminine; farthing or farthings; foot or feet.
Fahr., Fahrenheit.
far., farriery; farthing.
F.A.S., Fellow of the Society of Arts.
F.A.S.E., Fellow of the Antiquarian Society, Edinburgh.
F.B.S.E., Fellow of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh.
F.C., Free Church.
fcp., foolscap.
F.D. (L. fidei defensor), Defender of the Faith.
F.E.I.S., Fellow of the Educational Institute of Scotland.
F.E.S., Fellow of the Entomological Society; Fellow of the Ethnological Society.
F.G.S., Fellow of the Geological Society.
F.H.S., Fellow of the Horticultural Society.
Fl., Flemish; Florida; florin.
F.L.S., Fellow of the Linnæan Society.
F.M., field-marshal.
fo., fol., folio.
F.P., fire-plug.
F.P.S., Fellow of the Philological Society.
Fr., France; French.
F.R.A.S., Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.
F.R.C.P., Fellow of the Royal College of Preceptors, or of Physicians.
F.R.C.P.E., Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh.
F.R.C.S., Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons.
F.R.C.S.E., Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh.
F.R.C.S.I., Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland.
F.R.C.S.L., Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, London.
F.R.G.S., Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
F.R.S., Fellow of the Royal Society.
F.R.S.E., Fellow of the Royal Society, Edinburgh.
F.R.S.L., Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
F.S.A., Fellow of the Society of Arts, or of Antiquaries: F.S.A., Scot., an F.S.A. of Scotland.
ft., foot or feet.
F.T.C.D., Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin.
F.Z.A., Fellow of the Zoological Academy.
G.A., General Assembly.
G.C.B., Knight Grand Cross of the Bath.
G.P.O., General Post-office.
gtt. (L. gutta or guttæ), a drop or drops.
H.B.C., Hudson Bay Company.
H.E.I.C., Honorable East India Company.
H.G., Horse Guards.
hhd., hogshead; hogsheads.
H.I.H., His (or Her) Imperial Highness.
H.M.S., Her (or His) Majesty’s steamer, ship, or service.
H.R.H., His (or Her) Royal Highness.
H.S.S. (L. historiæ societatis socius), Fellow of the Historical Society.
ib., ibid. (L. ibidem), in the same place.
id. (L. idem), the same.
i. e. (L. id est), that is.
I.H.S. (L. Iesus Hominum Salvator), Jesus the Saviour of Men.
incog. (L. incognito), unknown.
in lim. (L. in limine), at the outset.
in loc. (L. in loco), in its place.
inst., instant—that is, the present month.
in trans. (L. in transitu), on the passage.
I.O.U., three letters being identical in sound with the three words “I owe you,”—written as a simple acknowledgment for money lent, followed by sum and signature.
Ir., Ireland; Irish.
i.q. (L. idem quod), the same as.
J.P., Justice of the Peace.
K.C.B., Knight Commander of the Bath (Great Britain).
K.G., Knight of the Garter (Great Britain).
K.G.C., Knight of the Grand Cross (Great Britain).
K.G.C.B., Knight of the Grand Cross of the Bath (Great Britain).
Knt., knight.
K.P., Knight of St. Patrick (Ireland).
Kt. or Knt., knight.
K.T., Knight of the Thistle (Scotland).
K.S.E., Knight of the Star of the East.
L. or lb. (L. libra), a pound in weight.
lat., latitude, N. or S.
lb.—see L.
leg. (It. legato), smoothly.
L.G., Life Guards.
lib. (L. liber), a book.
Linn., Linnæus; Linnæan.
LL.B., (L. legum, of laws, and baccalaureus, bachelor), Bachelor of Laws, an academic title.
LL.D., (L. legum, of laws, and doctor, doctor), Doctor of Laws, an academic title, higher than LL.B.
long., longitude, E. or W.
L.S.D., or £ s. d. (said to be from L. libra, a balance, a pound in weight; solidus, a coin of the value of 25 denarii, subsequently only a half of that value; and denarius, a silver coin worth about 8½d. Eng.), pounds, shillings, pence—that is, in any written statement of money, L. is put over pounds, S. over shillings, and D. over pence; in printing, £ for L. is put before the sum, as £15, s. and d. in single letter, after, as 4s. 6d.
M. (L. mille), a thousand.
M.A. (L. magister artium), Master of Arts, an academic title.
M.C.S., Madras Civil Service.
M.D., (L. medicinæ, of medicine, doctor, doctor), Doctor of Medicine.
M.E., Mining Engineer.
Mdlle. (F. Mademoiselle), Miss.
Mme. (F. Madame), Madam.
Mons. (F. Monsieur), Mr.; Sir.
M.P., Member of Parliament.
M.P.S., Member of the Philological Society; Member of the Pharmaceutical Society.
M.R.A.S., Member of the Royal Asiatic Society; Member of the Royal Academy of Science.
M.R.C.P., Member of the Royal College of Preceptors, or of Physicians.
M.R.C.S., Member of the Royal College of Surgeons.
M.R.G.S., Member of the Royal Geographical Society.
MS., manuscript; MSS., manuscripts.
Mus. B., Bachelor of Music; Mus. D., Doctor of Music.
N.B., North British; North Britain, that is Scotland; New Brunswick; (L. nota, note, bene, well), note well, or take notice.
N.E., north-east; New England.
N.N.E., north-north-east.
N.N.W., north-north-west.
non obst. (L. non, not, obstante, standing over against, withstanding), notwithstanding.
non pros. (L. non, not, prosequitur, he follows after, he prosecutes), he does not prosecute—applied to a judgment entered against a plaintiff who does not appear.
non seq. (L. non, not, sequitur, it follows), it does not follow.
N.P., notary public.
N.S., new style; Nova Scotia.
N.T., New Testament.
N.W., north-west.
ob. (L. obiit), he died.
obs., obsolete.
O.S., old style.
Oxon. (L. Oxonia), Oxford.
oz., ounce.
p., page; pp., pages.
P.C., Privy Council or Councillor.
P.D. or Ph.D., Doctor of Philosophy.
per an. (L. per annum), by the year.
per cent. (L. per, by; centum, a hundred,) by the hundred.
pinx., pxt. (L. pinxit), he or she painted it.
P.M., postmaster; (L. post meridiem), afternoon.
P.M.G., postmaster-general.
P.O., post-office; P.O.O., Post-Office Order.
pp., pages.
P.P., parish-priest.
P.P.C., (F. pour prendre congé, to take leave), put on calling cards to intimate leave-taking.
pr. (L. per, by), by the.
pres., also preses, prĕs´-ĕs; president.
prof., professor.
pro tem. (L. pro tempore), for the time being.
prox. (L. proximo), next; of the next month.
P.S., (L. post scriptum), postscript.
p.t., post-town.
pxt. (L. pinxit), he or she painted it.
Q. or Qu., question; query.
Q.C., Queen’s Counsel; Queen’s College.
q.e. (L. quod est), which is.
Q E.D. (L. quod erat demonstrandum), which was to be demonstrated.
Q.E.F. (L. quod erat faciendum), which was to be done.
Q.E.I. (L. quod erat inveniendum), which was to be found out.
q.l. (L. quantum libet), as much as you please.
Q.M.G., quartermaster-general.
qr., quarter; quire: qrs., quarters.
qt., quart: qts., quarts.
q.v. (L. quod vide), which see.
R., L. rex, king; regina, queen.
R., L. recipe, take.
R.A., Royal Academy, or Academician; Royal Artillery; Rear-Admiral; Right Ascension.
R.C., Roman Catholic.
Ref. Ch., Reformed Church.
Reg. Prof., Regius Professor.
R.I.P. (L.), requiescat in pace.
R.Rev., right reverend.
R.S.A., Royal Society of Antiquaries; Royal Scottish Academy.
R.S.S. (L. regiæ societatis socius), Fellow of the Royal Society.
Rt., Right.
S., south.
S.A., South America; South Africa; South Australia.
Sarum, Salisbury.
S.A.S. (L. societatis antiquariorum socius), Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.
s. caps., small capital letters.
sc. or sculp. (L. sculpsit), he or she engraved it.
s. or scil. (L. scilicet), to wit; namely.
scr., scruple.
sculp. or sculpt. (L. sculpsit), he or she engraved it.
S.E., south-east.
sec., secretary; second.
Sep. or Sept., Septuagint; also LXX.
seq. (L. sequentes or sequentia), the following; the next.
S.G., solicitor-general.
S.H.S. (societatis historiæ socius), Fellow of the Historical Society.
S.J., Society of Jesus.
S.L., solicitor-at-law.
Sol.-Gen., solicitor-general.
S.P.C.K., Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
S.P.G., Society for the Propagation of the Gospel.
sq., square: sq. ft., square feet: sq. in., square inches: sq. m., square miles: sq. yds., square yards.
S.R.I. (L. sacrum Romanum imperium), the Holy Roman Empire.
s.s., steamship.
S.S.E., south-south-east.
S.S.W., south-south-west.
S.T.P. (L. sacræ theologia professor), Professor of Theology.
super., superfine.
supp., supplement.
S.W., south-west.
syn., synonym; synonymous.
T.O., turn over.
tr. or trs., transpose.
U.C., Upper Canada; (L. urbe condita, the founding of the city), the year of Rome.
univ., university.
U.P., United Presbyterian.
U.S., United States.
v.g. (L. verbi gratiâ), for example.
vid. (L. vide), see.
viz. (a corruption of L. videlicet), namely; to wit.
vol., volume: vols., volumes.
V.P., vice-president.
vul., vulgate.
W., west; western.
Winton, Winchester.
W. long., west longitude.
W.M.S., Wesleyan Missionary Society.
W.N.W., west-north-west.
W.S.W., west-south-west.
wt., weight.
X. or Xt., Christ: Xm. or Xmas., Christmas: Xn. or Xtian., Christian.
yd., yard: yds., yards.
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Typographical errors corrected by the etext transcriber:
Hercules was the son of Jupiter and Almena.=> Hercules was the son of Jupiter and Alcmena. {pg 11}
Pelops and and Hippodamia=> Pelops and Hippodamia {pg 25}
mathemathics=> mathematics {pg 57}
asissted=> assisted {pg 69}
briqing the charioteer=> bribing the charioteer {pg 106}
ane Minerva=> and Minerva {pg 112}