Abbreviation ( abbr., abbrv., or abbrev.)
An abbreviation (from Latin brevis, meaning short is a shortened form of a word or phrase, by any method. It may consist of a group of letters or words taken from the full version of the word or phrase; for example, the word abbreviation can itself be represented by the abbreviation abbr., abbrv., or abbrev.; NPO, for nil (or nothing) per (by) os (mouth) is an abbreviated medical instruction. It may also consist of initials only, a mixture of initials and words, or words or letters representing words in another language (for example, e.g., i.e. or RSVP). Some types of abbreviations are acronyms (some pronounceable, some initialism) or grammatical contractions or crasis. "wikipedia"
This list contains the most common abbreviations in daily usage:
A | |
| a | (in dates) ante |
| abbrev. | abbreviation (of) |
| Abbrev. | abbreviation(s) |
| Abd. | Aberdeen |
| Aberd. | Aberdeen |
| Aberdeensh. | Aberdeenshire |
| abl. | ablative |
| Abol. | abolition |
| Aborig. | aboriginal |
| Abp. | archbishop |
| Abr. | abridged |
| Abridg. | abridged |
| Abridgem. | abridgement |
| absol. | absolute(ly) |
| Absol. | absolute |
| Abst. | abstract(s) |
| abstr. | abstract |
| Abstr. | abstract(s) |
| Acad. | academia, academy, academic(al) |
| acc. | according (to) |
| acc. | accusative |
| Acc. | account(s) |
| Accept. | acceptance |
| Accomm. | accommodation |
| Accompl. | accomplished |
| Accs. | accounts |
| Acct. | account |
| Accts. | accounts |
| accus. | accusative |
| Achievem. | achievement |
| A.D. | Anno Domini |
| ad. | adaptation of |
| Add. | addendum, addenda |
| Addit. | addition(s) |
| Addr. | address |
| adj. | adjective, adjectival |
| adj. phr. | adjectival phrase |
| adjs. | adjectives |
| Adm. | admiral |
| Adm. | admiralty |
| Admin. | administration, administrative |
| Admir. | admiralty |
| Admon. | admonition |
| Admonit. | admonition |
| adv. | adverb, adverbial(ly) |
| Adv. | advanced |
| Adv. | advances |
| Adv. | adventure(s) |
| Adv. | advices |
| Adv. | advocate |
| Advancem. | advancement(s) |
| advb. | adverb, adverbial(ly) |
| Advert. | advertisement |
| Advoc. | advocate |
| advs. | adverbs |
| Advt. | advertisement |
| Advts. | advertisements |
| Aerodynam. | aerodynamics |
| Aeronaut. | aeronautics, aeronautical |
| Aff. | affairs |
| Affect. | affecting |
| Affect. | affection(s) |
| Afr. | Africa(n) |
| Agric. | agriculture, agricultural |
| agst. | against |
| Alch. | alchemy |
| Alg. | algebra |
| Alleg. | allegiance |
| Allit. | alliterative |
| Alm. | almanac |
| Alph. | alphabet, alphabetical |
| alt. | alteration |
| Amer. | America, American |
| Anal. | analysis |
| Analyt. | analytic(al) |
| Anat. | anatomy, anatomical |
| Anc. | ancient |
| Anecd. | anecdotes |
| Ang. | Anglian |
| Angl. | Anglian |
| Anglo-Ind. | Anglo-Indian |
| Anim. | animal(s) |
| Ann. | annal(s) |
| Ann. | annual |
| Anniv. | anniversary |
| Annot. | annotation |
| Anon. | (in author names) Anonymous |
| Answ. | answer |
| Ant. | antiquities |
| Anthrop. | anthropology |
| Anthropol. | anthropology, anthropological |
| Antiq. | antiquity, antiquities |
| aphet. | aphetic, aphetized |
| Apoc. | apocalyptic(al) |
| Apol. | apology, apologies |
| app. | apparently |
| App. | appendix |
| Appl. | applied |
| Applic. | application(s) |
| appos. | appositive(ly) |
| Apr. | April |
| Arab. | Arabic |
| Arb. | (in author names) Arber |
| arch. | archaic |
| Arch. | architecture |
| Arch. | archive(s) |
| Archaeol. | archaeology, archaeological |
| Archipel. | archipelago |
| Archit. | architecture, architectural |
| Argt. | argument |
| Arith. | arithmetic |
| Arithm. | arithmetic, arithmetical |
| Arrangem. | arrangement |
| art. | article |
| Artic. | articulation |
| Artific. | artificial |
| Artill. | artillery |
| Ashm. | (in author names) Ashmole |
| Assemb. | assembly, assemblies |
| Assoc. | association |
| Assoc. Football | Association Football |
| Assyriol. | Assyriology |
| Astr. | astronomy |
| Astrol. | astrology |
| Astron. | astronomy, astronomic(al) |
| Astronaut. | astronautics, astronautical |
| Att. | Attic |
| attrib. | attributive(ly) |
| Attrib. | attribute(s) |
| Aug. | August |
| Austral. | Australia(n) |
| Auth. | author(s) |
| Autobiog. | autobiography |
| Autobiogr. | autobiography, autobiographic(al) |
| A.V. | Authorized Version |
| Ayrsh. | Ayrshire |
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