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MEASURES .2 ac. See also:

bar. bus. c. cent. c. (or cub.) ft. &c. cubic See also:foot,&c. cwt. hundredweight. d. (denarius), See also:penny. deg. degree. dr. drachm or dram. dwt. pennyweight. f. See also:franc. fl. florin. ft. foot.

See also:

fur. See also:furlong. gal. See also:gallon. gr. See also:grain. h. or hr. See also:hour. hhd. See also:hogshead. in. See also:inch. kilo. kilometre. L.? £,2 or 1. (See also:libra), (See also:money). 3. See also:MISCELLANEOUS ABBREVIATIONS. A. Accepted.

A.C. (Ante Christum), Before See also:

Christ. See also:ace., a/c. or acct. See also:Account. A.D. (See also:Anno Domini), In the See also:year of our See also:Lord. A.E.I.O.U. Austriae est imperare orbi universo,4 or Alles Erdreich Ist Oesterreich Unterthan. Aet. or Aetat. (Aetatis, [anno]), In the year of his See also:age. A.H. (See also:Anna Hegirae), In the year of the Hegira (the Mohammedan' era).

2 Characters, not properly abbreviations, are used in the same way; e.g. '' ' " for "degrees, minutes, seconds " (circular measure) 3, 3 for "ounces, drachms, scruples." is probably to be traced, to the written See also:

form of the z in "oz." • These forms (as well as $, the See also:symbol for the See also:American See also:dollar) are placed before their amounts. 4It is given to See also:Austria to See also:rule the whole See also:earth. The See also:device of Austria, first adopted by See also:Frederick III. See also:acre. See also:barrel. See also:bushel. In. mo. na. oz. pk. po. pt. q• qr. qt. ro. lb. or lb. (libra), See also:pound (See also:weight). m. or mi. mile, See also:minute. See also:minim. See also:month. See also:nail. See also:ounce. See also:peck. See also:pole. See also:pint.

(quadrans), See also:

farthing. See also:quarter. quart. See also:rood. Rs.' rupees. s. or / (solidus), See also:shilling. s. or sec. second. sc. or scr. See also:scruple, sq. ft. &c. square foot, &c. st. See also:stone. yd. yard. pound A.M. (Anno Mundi), In the year of the See also:world. A.M. (Ante meridiem), Forenoon.

Anon. See also:

Anonymous. A.U.C. (Anno urbis conditae), In the year from the See also:building of the See also:city (i.e. See also:Rome). A.V. Authorized version of the See also:Bible. b. See also:born. B.V.M. The Blessed Virgin See also:Mary. B.C. Before Christ.

c. circa, about. q.s. or quant. suff. (Quantum sufficit), As much as is sufficient. q.v. (Quod vide), Which see. R. or H. (See also:

Recipe), Take. s/ (=r. for radix), The sign of the square See also:root. R.I.P. (Requiescat in See also:pace!), May he See also:rest in See also:peace! R.S.V.P. (Respondez s'il See also:vous See also:plait), Please reply. sc.

(Scilicet), Namely; that is to say. Sc. or Sculp. (Sculpsit), He engraved it. S.D.U.K. Society for the See also:

Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. seq.or sq., seqq. or sqq. (Sequens, $equentia), The following. C. or Cap. (Caput), See also:Chapter. S.J. Society of Jesus. C. Centigrade (or See also:Celsius's) Thermometer s.p.

(Sine prole), Without offspring. cent.' (Centum), A See also:

hundred, frequently £See also:ioo. S.P.C.K. Society for the Promotion of See also:Christian Knowledge° Cf. or cp. (Confer), Compare. S.P.G. Society for the See also:Propagation of the See also:Gospel. Ch. or See also:Chap. Chapter. S.T.D. C.M.S. See also:Church Missionary Society.

S.T.B. See also:

Doctor, See also:Bachelor, Licentiate of See also:Theology. Co. See also:Company, See also:County. S.T.L. C.O.D. See also:Cash on Delivery. Sup. (Supra), Above. Cr. Creditor. s.v. (Sub voce), Under the word (or heading).

curt. Current, the See also:

present month. T.C.D. Trinity See also:College, See also:Dublin. d. died. ult. (Ultimo [mense] ), Last month. D.G. (Dei gratia), By the See also:grace of See also:God. U.S. See also:United States. Do. See also:Ditto, the same.

U.S.A. United States of See also:

America. D.O.M. (Deo Optimo Maximo), To God the Best and Greatest. v. (Versus), Against. Dr. Debtor. D.V. (Deo volente), God willing. E.& O.E. Errors and omissions excepted. e.g.

(Exempli gratia), For example. etc. or &c. (Et caetera), And the rest; and so forth. Ex. Example. F. or Fahr. See also:

Fahrenheit's Thermometer. See also:Fee. (Fecit), He made (or did) it. fl. Flourished. Fo. or Fol., See also:Folio.

f.o.b. See also:

Free on See also:board. G.P.O. See also:General See also:Post See also:Office. H.M.S. His See also:Majesty's See also:Ship, or Service. lb. as Ibid. (Ibidem), In the same See also:place. Id. (Idem), The same. i.e. (Id est), That is. I.H.S.

A symbol for "Jesus," derived from the first three letters of the See also:

Greek (I H E) ; the correct origin was lost sight of, and the Romamzed letters were then interpreted erroneously as See also:standing for Jesus, Hominum Salvator, the Latin " h " and Greek See also:long " e " being confused. I.M.D.G. (In majorem Dei gloriam), To the greater See also:glory of God. Inf. (Infra), Below. Inst. Instant, the present month. I.O.U. I owe you. i.q. (Idem quod), The same as. K.T.X.

(,cal rd Xoiir,) Et caetera, and the rest. L. or See also:

Lib. (See also:Liber), See also:Book. See also:Lat. See also:Latitude. 1.c. (Loco citato), In the place cited. Lon. or Long. See also:Longitude. L.S. (See also:Locus sigills), The place of the See also:seal. Mem.

(Memento), Remember, Memorandum. MS. See also:

Manuscript. See also:MSS. See also:Manuscripts. N.B. (See also:Nola bene), See also:Mark well; take See also:notice. N.B. See also:North See also:Britain (i.e. See also:Scotland). N.D. No date.

nem. See also:

con. (Nemine contradicente), No one contradicting. No. (Numero), Number. N.S. New See also:Style. N.T. New Testament. ob. (Obiit), Died. Obs. Obsolete.

O.H.M.S. On His Majesty's Service. O.S. Old Style. O.S.B. Ordo Sancti Benedicti (See also:

Benedictines). O.T. Old Testament. P. See also:Page. Pp. Pages.

~ (Per), For; e.g. 1g lb., For one pound. Pinx. (Pinxit), He painted it. P.M. (Post Meridiem), Afternoon. P.O. Post Office, Postal See also:

Order. P.O.O. Post Office Order. P.P.C. (Pour /rendre See also:cone), To take leave.

P.R. See also:

Prize-See also:ring. prox. (Proximo [mense]), Next month. P.S. Postscript. Pt. See also:Part. p t. or See also:pro tem. (Pro tempore), For the See also:time. P.T.O. Please turn over.

Q., Qu., or Qy. Query; question. d. (Quasi dicat), As if he should say; as much as to say. E.D. (Quod erat demonstrandum), Which was to be demonstrated. E.F. (Quod erat faciendum), Which was to be done. "Per cent." is often signified by%, a form traceable to "too."v. or vid. (Vide), See. viz. (Videlicet), Namely.

Xmas. See also:

Christmas. This X is a Greek See also:letter, corresponding to Ch. See also See also:Graevius's See also:Thesaurus Antiquitatum (1694, sqq.) ; See also:Nicolai's Tractatus de Sighs Veterum; See also:Mommsen's Corpus Inscriptianuni Latinarum (1863, sqq.) ; Natalis de See also:Wailly's Paleographie (See also:Paris, 1838) ; Mph. Chassant's Paleographic (1854), and Dictionnaire See also:des Abrevialions (3rd ed..1866) ; Campclli, Dizionario di Abbreviature (1899).

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