Abbreviations

440 abbreviations used throughout the dictionary.

A

AS.: Anglo-Saxon
Abp.: Archbishop
Acous.: Acoustics
Agric.: Agriculture
Alban.: Albanian
Alg.: Algebra
Am.: Amos
Am. Cyc.: Appleton's American Cyclopedia
Amer.: America, American
Anal. Geom.: Analytical Geometry
Anat.: Anatomy
Anc.: Ancient, anciently
Angl. Ch.: Anglican Church
Antiq.: Aniquities
Ar.: Arabic
Arch.: Architecture
Arch. Pub. Soc.: Architectural Pub. Society
Arith.: Arithmetic
Arm.: Armorican
Armor.: Armorican
Astrol.: Astrology
Astron.: Astronomy
a.: adjective
abbrev.: abbreviated
abl.: ablative
acc.: accusative
act.: active
adj.: adjective
adv.: adverb
aor.: aorist
aug.: augmentative

B

B. & Fl. |: Beaumont & Fletcher
B. Jon.: Ben Jonson
Bank.: Banking
Beau. & Fl.: Beaumont & Fletcher
Beau. & Fl. |: Beaumont & Fletcher
Bib.: Biblical
Bib. Sacra: Bibliotheca Sacra
Bibliog.: Bibliography
Biol.: Biology
Bisc.: Biscayan
Bk. of Com. Prayer: Book of Common Prayer
Blackw. Mag.: Blackwood's Magazine
Bohem.: Bohemian
Bot.: Botany
Bp.: Bishop
Brande & C.: Brande & Cox
Braz.: Brazilian
Brit. Critic: British Critic
Brit. Quar. Rev.: British Quarterly Review
Burl.: Burlesque

C

C.: Centigrade
Cant.: Canticles (Song of Solomon)
Carp.: Carpentry
Catal.: Catalan
Cath. Dict.: Catholic Dictionary
Celt.: Celtic
Cf.: Confer (compare)
Ch.: Church
Ch. Hist.: Church History
Chald.: Chaldee
Chem.: Chemistry
Chin.: Chinese
Chron.: Chronology, Chronicles
Civ.: Civil
Civ. Eng.: Civil Engineering
Class.: Classical
Class. Myth.: Classical Mythology
Col.: Colossians
Colloq.: Colloquial, colloquially
Com.: Commerce
Con. Sect.: Conic Sections
Copt.: Coptic
Corn.: Cornish
Cotgr.: Cotgrave
Crim. Law: Criminal Law
Crystallog.: Crystallography
Cyc.: Cyclopedia
Cyc. Med.: Cyclopedia of Practical Medicine
cf.: compare
coll.: Colloquial, colloquially
comp.: compound, compounded, composition
compar.: comparative
conj.: conjunction
contr.: contracted, contraction
corrupt.: corrupted, corruption

D

D.: Dutch
Dan.: Danish, Daniel
Deut.: Deuteronomy
Dial.: Dialectic
Diosc.: dioscorides
Disp.: Dispensatory
Disus.: Disused
Dom. Econ.: Domestic Economy
Dublin Univ. Mag.: Dublin University Magazine
Dyn.: Dynamics
dat.: dative
def.: definitions
dim.: diminutive

E

E.: English
Eccl.: Ecclesiastical
Eccl. Hist.: Ecclesiastical History
Ecclus.: Ecclesiasticus
Eclec. Rev.: Eclectic Review
Econ.: Economics
Ed. Rev.: Edinburgh Review
Egypt.: Egyptian
Elec.: Electricity
Elect.: Electricity, Electrical
Encyc.: Encyclopedia
Encyc. Amer.: Encyclopedia Americana
Encyc. Crit.: Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyc. Dict.: Hunter's Encyclopedic Dictionary
Eng.: Engraving
Eng. Cyc.: English Cyclopedia
Engin.: Engineering
Eol.: Eolic
Eph.: Ephesians
Ephes.: Ephesians
Esd.: Esdras
Etch. & Eng.: Etching & Engraving
Ethnol.: Ethnology
Ex.: Exodus
Exod.: Exodus
Ezek.: Ezekiel
e. g.: <it>exemplia gratia</it> (for example)
emph.: emphatic
equiv.: equivalent
esp.: especially
etym.: etymology
etymol.: etymology

F

F.: French
Fahr.: Fahrenheit
Far.: Farriery
Feud.: Feudal
Fig.: Figurative, figuratively
Fin.: Finnish
For. Quart. Rev.: Foreign Quarterly Review
Fort.: Fortification
Fr.: French
Fries.: Friesic
f.: feminine
fem.: feminine
fig.: figuratively
fr.: from
freq.: frequentative
fut.: future

G

G.: German
Gael.: Gaelic
Gal.: Galatians
Galv.: Galvanism
Geneal.: Genealogy
Gent. Mag.: Gentleman's Magazine
Geog.: Geography
Geol.: Geology
Geom.: Geometry
Ger.: German
Goth.: Gothic
Gov. of Tongue: Government of the Tongue
Gr.: Greek
Gram.: Grammar
Gris.: Grisons
Gun.: Gunnery
gen.: generally, genitive

H

H.: High
Hab.: Habakkuk
Hag.: Haggai
Ham. Nav. Encyc.: Hamersly's Naval Encyclopedia
Heb.: Hebrew, Hebrews
Her.: Heraldry
Hind.: Hindostanee
Hipp.: Hippocrates
Hist.: History
Horol.: Horology
Hort.: Horticulture
Hung.: Hungarian
Hydraul.: Hydraulics
Hydros.: Hydrostatics
hypoth.: hypothetical

I

Icel.: Icelandic
Illust.: Illustration, Illustrated
Imp. Dict.: Imperial Dictionary
Internat. Cyc.: International Cyclopeia
Ion.: Ionic
Ir.: Irish
Is.: Isaiah
Isa.: Isaiah
It.: Italian
i. e.: <it>id est</it> (that is)
i. q.: <it>idem quod</it> (the same as)
imp.: imperfect
incho.: inchoative
ind.: indicative
indef.: indefinite
inf.: infinitive
intens.: intensive
interj.: interjection

J

Jap.: Japanese
Jas.: James
Jav.: Javanese
Jer.: Jeremiah
Join.: Joinery
Josh.: Joshua
Judg.: Judges

K

K.: Kings

L

L.: Low
LD.: Low Dutch
LG.: Low German
LGr.: Low Greek
LL.: Low Latin
Lam.: Lamentations
Lapp.: Lappish
Lat.: Latin
Law.: Law
Lett.: Lettish
Lev.: Leviticus
Linn.: Linn<ae/us
Lit.: Literature
Lith.: Lithuanian
lit.: literally

M

M.: Middle
MHG.: Middle High German
MLG.: Middle Low German
Maced.: Macedonian
Mach.: Machinery
Mad.: Madam
Mag.: Magazine
Mal.: Malachi
Malay.: Malayan
Man.: Man<egrave/ge
Manuf.: Manufacturing
Mar.: Maritime
Math.: Mathematics
Matt.: Matthew
Mech.: Mechanics
Med.: Medicine
Metal.: Metallurgy
Metaph.: Metaphysics
Meteor.: Meteorolgy
Micros.: Microscopy
Mil.: Military
Min.: Mineralogy
Mir. for Mag.: Mirror for Magistrates
Moham.: Mohammedan
Mozley & W.: Mozley & Whiteley
Mus.: Music
Myst.: Mysteries
Myth.: Mythology
m.: masculine
masc.: masculine
mgr.: milligrams

N

N.: New
N. Brit. Rev.: North British Review
NF.: New French
NGr.: Mew Greek
NHeb.: New Hebrew
NL.: New Latin
Nat. Hist.: Natural History
Nat. ord.: Natural order
Naut.: Nautical
Nav.: Naval
Navig.: Navigation
Neh.: Nehemiah
New Am. Cyc.: New American Cyclopedia
New Month. Mag.: New Monthly Magazine
Norm. F.: Norman French
North Am. Rev.: North American Review
Norw.: Norwegian
Num.: Numbers
Numis.: Numismatics
n.: noun
neut.: neuter
nom.: nominative

O

O.: Old
OCelt.: Old Celtic
OD.: Old Dutch
ODan.: Old Danish
OE.: Old English
OF.: Old French
OFelm.: Old Flemish
OFries.: Old Friesic
OGael.: Old Gaelic
OGr.: Old Greek
OHG.: Old High German
OIcel.: Old Icelandic
OIr.: Old Irish
OIt.: Old Italian
OL.: Old Latin
OLG.: Old Low Greman
ON.: Old Norse
OPer.: Old Persian
OPg.: Old Portuguese
OPol.: Old Polish
OS.: Old Saxon
OSlav.: Old Slavic
OSp.: Old Spanish
Ob.: Obadiah
Obs.: Obsolete
Obsoles.: Obsolescent
Opt.: Optics
Ornith.: Ornithology
Oxf. Gloss.: Oxford Glossary of Architecture
obj.: object (pronoun)
orig.: originally

P

P. Cyc.: Penny Cyclopedia
P. Plowman: Piers Plowman
Paint.: Painting
Paleon.: Paleontology
Pathol.: Pathology
Per.: Persian
Persp.: Perspective
Pert.: Pertaining
Peruv.: Peruvian
Pet.: Peter
Pg.: Portuguese
Pharm.: Pharmacy, Pharmacop<oe/ia
Phil.: Phillipians
Philem.: Philemon
Philol.: Philology
Philos.: Philosophy
Phon.: Phonetics
Photog.: Photography
Photom.: Photometry
Phr.: Phrase
Phren.: Phrenology
Phys.: Physics
Phys. Sci.: Physical Science
Physics: Physics
Physiol.: Physiology
Poet.: Poetry
Pol.: Polish
Pol. Econ.: Political Economy
Polit. Econ.: Political Economy
Pop. Sci. Monthly: Polular Science Monthly
Pr.: Proven<cced/al
Pref.: Preface
Print.: Printing
Pros.: Prosody
Prov.: Proverbs
Ps.: Psalms
Psa.: Psalms
Pyro.-elect.: Pyro-electricity
p.: participle, page
p. a.: participial adjective
p. p.: participle past
p. ple.: participle present
p. pr.: participle present
pass.: passive
perh.: perhaps
pers.: person
pl.: plural
pp.: pages
pref.: prefix
prep.: preposition
pret.: preterit
prin.: principally
priv.: privative
prob.: probably
pron.: Pronunciation, pronounced, pronoun
prop.: properly, proper

Q

Quart. Rev.: Quarterly Review
q. v.: <it>quod vide</it> (which see)
q.v.: which see (Latin: quod vide)

R

R.: Rare
R. C.: Roman Catholic
R. C. Ch.: Roman Catholic Church
R. of Brunne: Robert of Brunne
R. of Gl.: Robert of Gloucester
Rep. Sec. of War: Report of Secretary of War
Rev.: Review
Rev. Ver.: Revised Version (of the Bible)
Rhet.: Rhetoric
Rom.: Roman, Romans
Rom. Cath.: Roman Catholic
Rom. of R.: Romaunt of the Rose
Rpts.: reports
Russ.: Russian

S

Sam.: Samuel
Sat. Rev.: Saturday Review
Sax.: Saxon
Scand.: Scandinavian
Sci.: Science
Sci. Am.: Scientific American
Scot.: Scotland, Scottish
Script.: Scripture, Scriptural
Sculp.: Sculpture
Serb: Serbian
Serv.: Servian
Shak.: Shakespeare
Skr.: Sanskrit
Slav.: Slavonic
Sp.: Spanish
Specif.: Specifically
Stat.: Statuary
Surg.: Surgery
Surv.: Surveying
Sw.: Swedish
Syd. Soc. Lex.: Sydenham Society Lexicon
Syn.: Synonyms
Synop.: Synopsis
Syr.: Syriac
sc.: <it>scilicet</it> (being understood)
sing.: singular
subj.: subjunctive
superl.: superlative

T

Tart.: Tartaric
Teleg.: Telegraphy
Telegr.: Telegraphy
Test.: Testament
Theol.: Theology
Thes.: Thessalonians
Tim.: Timothy
Todd & B.: Todd & Bowman
Trans.: Translation
Treas.: Treasury
Trig.: Trigonometry
Turk.: Turkish
Typog.: Typography
term.: termination

U

U. S.: United States
U. S. Disp.: United States Dispensatory
U. S. Int. Rev. Statutes: United States Internal Revenue Statutes
U. S. Pharm.: United States Pharmacop<oe/ia
Univ.: University
Up.: Upper
usu.: usually

V

Veter.: Veterinary
Vitr.: Vitruvius
v.: verb
v. i.: verb intransitive
v. t.: verb transitive
var.: variety
vb. n.: verbal noun

W

W.: Welsh
Wall.: Wallachian
Westm. Cat.: Westminster Catechism
Westm. Rev.: Westminster Review

Z

Zech.: Zechariah
Zeph.: Zephaniah
Zool.: Zoology