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This list contains the most common abbreviations used in the OED. Click on a letter to see the abbreviations beginning with that letter.
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.
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| 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 |
B |
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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 |
C |
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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 |
D |
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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 |
E |
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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 |
F |
|
| 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 |
G |
|
| 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 |
H |
|
| 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 |
I |
|
| 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 |
J |
|
| 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 |
K |
|
| 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 |
L |
|
| 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 |
M |
|
| 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 |
N |
|
| 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 |
O |
|
| 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 |
P |
|
| 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 |
Q |
|
| 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’ |
R |
|
| 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 |
S |
|
| 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 |
T |
|
| 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 |
U |
|
| 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 |
V |
|
| 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 |
Y |
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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 |
Z |
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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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