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Common Abbreviations

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



Some common abbreviations:
Word
Abbreviation
abbreviation
abbr.
absent without leave
AWOL
Academy
Acad.
altitude
alt.
amplitude modulation
AM
anno Domini
A.D.
ante meridiem (before noon)
A.M.
apartment
apt.
Association
Assn.
August
Aug.
Avenue
Ave.
Bachelor of Arts
B.A.
Bachelor of Science
B.S.
Before Christ
B.C.
born (indicating a birth date)
b.
Boulevard
Blvd.
Captain
Capt.
Celsius, Centigrade
C
center
ctr.
centimeter
cm
century
cent.
circa (approximate date)
c. or ca.
Colonel
Col.
Corporal
Cpl.
Corporation
Corp.
Court
Ct.
cubic
cu
department
dept.
District of Columbia
D.C.
Doctor
Dr.
division
div.
Drive
Dr.
east
E
edition
ed.
exempli gratia (for example)
e.g.
et alia (and others)
et al.
Word
Abbreviation
et cetera (and so on)
etc.
Fahrenheit
F
February
Feb.
foot
ft.
Fort
Ft.
frequency modulation
FM
gallon
gal.
General
Gen.
Governor
Gov.
Greenwich Mean Time
GMT
highway
hwy.
hour
hr
id est (that is)
i.e.
inch
in.
incorporated
inc.
January
Jan.
Junior
Jr.
Kelvin
K
kilogram
kg
kilometer
km
Lake
Lk.
Lane
Ln.
library
lib.
latitude
lat.
library
lib.
Lieutenant
Lt.
Limited
Ltd.
longitude
long.
meter
m
minute
min
Medical Doctor (Medicinae Doctor)
M.D.
mile
mi
miles per hour
mph
milligram
mg
millimeter
mm
Mister
Mr.


Word
Abbreviation
Monsignor
Msgr.
month
mo.
mountain
mt.
museum
mus.
north
N
November
Nov.
number
no.
October
Oct.
ounce
oz.
page
p.
pint
pt.
plural
pl.
population
pop.
post meridiem (after noon)
P.M.
Professor
Prof.
quart
qt.
Road
Rd.
Registered Nurse
R.N.
revolutions per minute
rpm
second
sec
September
Sept.
Sergeant
Sgt.
Sister
Sr.
south
S
square
sq
Station
Sta.
Street
St.
suite
ste.
Sunday
Sun.
Terrace
Ter.
Turnpike
Tpk.
University
Univ.
United States of America
USA or U.S.A.
volume
vol.
weight
wt.
west
W




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