Abbreviations used in definitions and etymologies

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This list contains all the abbreviations used in the definitions and etymologies of the OED. Click on a letter to see the abbreviations beginning with that letter.

Note that the words listed are not always used in the abbreviated form: some words are only abbreviated in certain contexts, e.g. when used as a subject label.

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Abbreviations used in work titles
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Shakespearean plays
Books of the Bible
Months of the year
Collation of language names

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