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A.D.
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anno domini
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in the year of the Lord
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Ag
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argentum
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silver (chemical symbol)
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Au
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aurum
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gold (chemical symbol)
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A.M. or a.m.
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ante meridiem
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before mid-day
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ad lib.
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ad libitum
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at pleasure
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c. or ca.
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circa
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around (for hour or year)
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cf.
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confer
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compare
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c.v.
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curriculum vitae
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plan of life; resume
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e.g.
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exempli gratia
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for the sake of example
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et al.
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et alii
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and others
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etc.
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et cetera
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and the rest [of other things like those already named]
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Fe
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ferrum
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iron (chemical symbol)
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ibid.
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ibidem
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in the same place/source [as in the prior footnote]
Used only in footnotes. |
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i.e.
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id est
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that is [to say]
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lb. or £
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libra
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pound (weight or currency)
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M.D.
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medicinae doctor
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doctor of medicine
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m.o.
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modus operandi
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way of operating; personal style
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no.
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numero
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number
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N.B.
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Nota bene!
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Note well!; This is important!
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op. cit.
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opere citato
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in the work cited [previously by the same author, but not in the prior footnote]
Used only in footnotes. |
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Pb
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plumbum
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lead (chemical symbol)
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percent
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per centum
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per hundred
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Ph. D.
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philosophiae doctor
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doctor of philosophy
highest academic degree |
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P. M.
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post meridiem
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after mid-day
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P.S.
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post scriptum
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after [what has been] written
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q.v.
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quod vide
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[for] which see [also]
directs reader to another source |
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R.I.P.
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Requiescat in pace.
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May he/she rest in peace.
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Rx
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Recipe!
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Take [as directed]!
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viz.
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videlicet
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one may see; namely
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vs. or v.
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versus
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turned [against]
vs. is used for competitions, especially athletic v. is used only for court cases |
