Common Abbreviations
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A.B.
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Artium
Baccalaureus [Bachelor of Arts]
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abbr.
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abbreviation(s),
abbreviated
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Acad.
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Academy
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A.D.
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anno
Domini [in the year of the Lord]
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alt.
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Altitude
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A.M.
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ante
meridiem [before noon]; Artium Magister [Master of Arts]
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AM
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amplitude
modulation
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Assn.
|
Association
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at.
no.
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atomic
number
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at.
wt.
|
atomic
weight
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Aug.
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August
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Ave.
|
Avenue
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AWOL
|
absent
without leave
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b.
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born,
born in
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B.A.
|
Bachelor
of Arts
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B.C.
|
Before
Christ
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b.p.
|
boiling
point
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B.S.
|
Bachelor
of Science
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Btu
|
British
thermal unit(s)
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C
|
Celsius
(centigrade)
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c.
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circa
[about]
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cal
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calorie(s)
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Capt.
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Captain
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cent.
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century,
centuries
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cm
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centimeter(s)
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co.
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County
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Col.
|
Colonel;
Colossians
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Comdr.
|
Commander
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Corp.
|
Corporation
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Cpl.
|
Corporal
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cu
|
Cubic
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d.
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died,
died in
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D.C.
|
District
of Columbia
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Dec.
|
December
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dept.
|
Department
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dist.
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District
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div.
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Division
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Dr.
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Doctor
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E
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east,
eastern
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ed.
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edited,
edition, editor(s)
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est.
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established;
estimated
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et
al.
|
et
alii [and others]
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F
|
Fahrenheit
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Feb.
|
February
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fl.
|
floruit
[flourished]
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fl
oz
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fluid
ounce(s)
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FM
|
frequency
modulation
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ft
|
foot,
feet
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gal.
|
gallon(s)
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Gen.
|
General,
Genesis
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GMT
|
Greenwich
mean time
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GNP
|
gross
national product
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GOP
|
Grand
Old Party (Republican Party)
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Gov.
|
Governor
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grad.
|
graduated,
graduated at
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H
|
hour(s)
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Hon.
|
the
Honorable
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hr
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hour(s)
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i.e.
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id
est [that is]
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in.
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inch(es)
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inc.
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Incorporated
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Inst.
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Institute,
Institution
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IRA
|
Irish
Republican Army
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IRS
|
Internal
Revenue Service
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Jan.
|
January
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Jr.
|
Junior
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K
|
Kelvin
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kg
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kilogram(s)
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km
|
kilometer(s)
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£
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libra
[pound], librae [pounds]
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lat.
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Latitude
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lb
|
libra
[pound], librae [pounds]
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Lib.
|
Library
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long.
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Longitude
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Lt.
|
Lieutenant
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Ltd.
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Limited
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m
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meter(s)
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M
|
minute(s)
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M.D.
|
Medicinae
Doctor [Doctor of Medicine]
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mg
|
milligram(s)
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mi
|
mile(s)
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min
|
minute(s)
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mm
|
millimeter(s)
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mph
|
miles
per hour
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Mr.
|
Mister
(always abbreviated)
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Mrs.
|
Mistress
(always abbreviated)
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Msgr
|
Monsignor
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mt.
|
Mount,
Mountain
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mts.
|
Mountains
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Mus.
|
Museum
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N
|
north;
Newton(s)
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NAACP
|
National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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NASA
|
National
Aeronautics and Space Administration
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NATO
|
North
Atlantic Treaty Organization
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NE
|
Northeast
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no.
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Number
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Nov.
|
November
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OAS
|
Organization
of American States
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Oct.
|
October
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Op.
|
Opus
[work]
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oz
|
ounce(s)
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pl.
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Plural
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pop.
|
population
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pseud.
|
pseudonym
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pt.
|
part(s)
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pt
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pint(s)
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pub.
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published;
publisher
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qt
|
quart(s)
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Rev.
|
Revelation;
the Reverend
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rev.
|
revised
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R.N.
|
registered
nurse
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rpm
|
revolution(s)
per minute
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RR
|
railroad
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S
|
south
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S
|
second(s)
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SEATO
|
Southeast
Asia Treaty Organization
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SEC
|
Securities
and Exchange Commission
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sec
|
second(s);
secant
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Sept.
|
September
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Ser.
|
Series
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Sgt.
|
Sergeant
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sq
|
square
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Sr.
|
Senior
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SSR
|
Soviet
Socialist Republic
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St.
|
Saint;
Street
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UNICEF
|
United
Nations Children's Fund
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uninc.
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unincorporated
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Univ.
|
University
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U.S.
|
United
States
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USA
|
United
States Army
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USAF
|
United
States Air Force
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USCG
|
United
States Coast Guard
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USMC
|
United
States Marine Corps
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USN
|
United
States Navy
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USSR
|
Union
of Soviet Socialist Republics
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VFW
|
Veterans
of Foreign Wars
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VISTA
|
Volunteers
in Service to America
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vol.
|
volume(s)
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vs.
|
versus
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W
|
west;
watt(s)
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WHO
|
World
Health Organization
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wt.
|
weight
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yd
|
yard(s)
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YMCA
|
Young
Men's Christian Association
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YWCA
|
Young
Women's Christian Association
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Some common
abbreviations:
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