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| abbr | title | |
|---|---|---|
| a. | adjective | |
| a. | adoption of, adopted from | |
| a | (in dates) ante | |
| abbrev. | abbreviation (of) | |
| Aberd. | Aberdeen | |
| abl. | ablative | |
| absol. | absolute(ly) | |
| abstr. | abstract | |
| Acad. | academia, academy, academic(al) | |
| acc. | according (to) | |
| acc. | accusative | |
| accus. | accusative | |
| A.D. | Anno Domini | |
| ad. | adaptation of | |
| adj. | adjectival | |
| adj. | adjective | |
| adj. phr. | adjectival phrase | |
| adjs. | adjectives | |
| adv. | adverb, adverbial(ly) | |
| advb. | adverb, adverbial(ly) | |
| advs. | adverbs | |
| Aeronaut. | aeronautics | |
| AF. | Anglo-French | |
| Af. | African | |
| AFr. | Anglo-French | |
| Afr. | Africa(n) | |
| Agric. | agriculture | |
| AL. | Anglo-Latin | |
| Alb. | Albanian | |
| Alban. | Albanian | |
| Alch. | alchemy | |
| Alg. | algebra | |
| Algerian Arab. | Algerian Arabic | |
| alt. | alteration | |
| Amer. | American | |
| Amer. Fr. | American French | |
| American Ind. | American Indian | |
| Amer. Ind. | American Indian | |
| Amer.-Indian | American Indian | |
| Amer. Sp. | American Spanish | |
| Amer.-Sp. | American Spanish | |
| AN. | Anglo-Norman | |
| Analyt. | analytical | |
| Anat. | anatomy | |
| Anc. | ancient | |
| Ang. | Anglian | |
| Angl. | Anglian | |
| Anglo F. | Anglo-French | |
| Anglo-F. | Anglo-French | |
| AngloF. | Anglo-French | |
| Anglo Fr. | Anglo-French | |
| Anglo-Fr. | Anglo-French | |
| AngloFr. | Anglo-French | |
| Anglo-Ind. | Anglo-Indian | |
| Anglo-Ir. | Anglo-Irish | |
| Anglo-L. | Anglo-Latin | |
| AngloL. | Anglo-Latin | |
| Anglo-Lat. | Anglo-Latin | |
| Anglo-Norm. | Anglo-Norman | |
| Anim. | animal | |
| Ant. | antiquities | |
| Anthrop. | anthropology | |
| Anthropol. | anthropology | |
| Antiq. | antiquities | |
| aphet. | aphetic, aphetized | |
| app. | apparently | |
| appos. | appositive(ly) | |
| Ar. | Arabic | |
| Arab. | Arabic | |
| Arab.-Pers. | Arabic-Persian | |
| Aram. | Aramaic | |
| Arch. | architecture | |
| arch. | archaic | |
| Archaeol. | archaeology | |
| Archit. | architecture | |
| Argentine Sp. | Argentine Spanish | |
| Arith. | arithmetic | |
| Arm. | Armenian | |
| Armen. | Armenian | |
| art. | article | |
| Artill. | artillery | |
| assoc. | association | |
| Assoc. Football | Association Football | |
| Assyriol. | Assyriology | |
| Astr. | astronomy | |
| Astrol. | astrology | |
| Astron. | astronomy | |
| Astronaut. | astronautics | |
| Att. | Attic | |
| attrib. | attributive(ly) | |
| Austr. | Australian | |
| Austral. | Australian | |
| Austrian G. | Austrian German | |
| Austrian Ger. | Austrian German | |
| A.V. | Authorized Version | |
| Av. | Avestan | |
| Bacteriol. | bacteriology | |
| Bav. | Bavarian | |
| B.C. | Before Christ | |
| Béarn. | Béarnese | |
| bef. | before | |
| Belg. | Belgian | |
| Bibliogr. | bibliography | |
| Biochem. | biochemistry | |
| Biol. | biology | |
| BNC | British National Corpus | |
| Boh. | Bohemian | |
| Bolivian Sp. | Bolivian Spanish | |
| Bot. | botany | |
| Bp. | Bishop | |
| Braz. | Brazilian | |
| Bret. | Breton | |
| Brit. | British English | |
| Build. | building | |
| Bulg. | Bulgarian | |
| Burg. | Burgundian | |
| Byzant. Gr. | Byzantine Greek | |
| Byzantine Gr. | Byzantine Greek | |
| Byz. Gr. | Byzantine Greek | |
| c. | century | |
| c | (in dates) circa | |
| Calligr. | calligraphy | |
| Camb. | Cambridge | |
| Campanol. | campanology | |
| Canad. | Canadian | |
| Canad. Fr. | Canadian French | |
| Canad.-Fr. | Canadian French | |
| Canadian Fr. | Canadian French | |
| Cape Du. | Cape Dutch | |
| Cartogr. | cartography | |
| Cat. | Catalan | |
| Catal. | Catalan | |
| catachr. | catachrestically | |
| Cath. | Catholic | |
| Celt. | Celtic | |
| Celto-Teut. | Celto-Teutonic | |
| cent. | century | |
| Ceram. | ceramics | |
| Cf. | confer, ‘compare’ | |
| cf. | confer, ‘compare’ | |
| Ch. | Church | |
| Ch. | Chinese | |
| Chald. | Chaldee | |
| Chem. | chemistry | |
| Chem. Engin. | chemical engineering | |
| Ch. Hist. | Church history | |
| Chilean Sp. | Chilean Spanish | |
| Chin. | Chinese | |
| Chron. | chronology | |
| Chronol. | chronology | |
| Cinemat. | cinematography | |
| Cinematogr. | cinematography | |
| Civil Engin. | civil engineering | |
| Civ. Law | civil law | |
| cl. | clause | |
| Cl. Antiq. | classical antiquities | |
| Class. | classical | |
| Class. Antiq. | classical antiquities | |
| class. L. | classical Latin | |
| Climatol. | climatology | |
| cl. L. | classical Latin | |
| Coal-min. | coal-mining | |
| cogn. w. | cognate with | |
| collect. | collective(ly) | |
| colloq. | colloquial(ly) | |
| Com. | common | |
| Comb. | combination(s) | |
| comb. f. | combining form | |
| combining f. | combining form | |
| Combs. | combinations | |
| Comm. | commerce, in commercial usage | |
| Comm. | common | |
| Comm. Law | commercial law | |
| Communic. | communications | |
| comp. | compound, composition | |
| comp. | comparative | |
| Comp. Anat. | comparative anatomy | |
| compar. | comparative | |
| compl. | complement | |
| Conch. | conchology | |
| Conchol. | conchology | |
| concr. | concrete(ly) | |
| conj. | conjugation | |
| conj. | conjunction | |
| Conn. | Connecticut | |
| cons. | consonant | |
| const. | construction, construed with | |
| Constit. Hist. | constitutional history | |
| contempt. | contemptuous(ly) | |
| contr. | contracted, contraction | |
| contr. | contrasted (with) | |
| Corn. | Cornish | |
| Cornw. | Cornwall | |
| corresp. | corresponding (to) | |
| Corsican It. | Corsican Italian | |
| cpd. | compound | |
| Craniol. | craniology | |
| Craniom. | craniometry | |
| Creole Fr. | Creole French | |
| Crim. Law | criminal law | |
| Crim.-Goth. | Crimean Gothic | |
| Crim.-Gothic | Crimean Gothic | |
| Cryptogr. | cryptography | |
| Cryst. | crystallography | |
| Crystallogr. | crystallography | |
| Cuban Sp. | Cuban Spanish | |
| Cumberld. | Cumberland | |
| Cytol. | Cytology | |
| Da. | Danish | |
| Dan. | Danish | |
| Dahom. | Dahomey | |
| dat. | dative | |
| def. | definite | |
| def. | definition | |
| dem. | demonstrative | |
| Derbysh. | Derbyshire | |
| deriv. | derivative (in etymologies) | |
| derog. | derogatory | |
| dial. | dialect | |
| Dict. | dictionary | |
| dim. | diminutive | |
| Distill. | distilling | |
| Dor. | Doric | |
| Dor. Gr. | Doric Greek | |
| Du. | Dutch | |
| Durh. | Durham | |
| dyslog. | dyslogistic | |
| E. | east | |
| E. | English | |
| e. | east | |
| E. Afr. | East Africa(n) | |
| E. Angl. | East Anglia(n) | |
| E. Anglian | East Anglian | |
| east. | eastern (dialect) | |
| East Ind. | East Indies, East Indian | |
| Eccl. | in ecclesiastical usage | |
| Eccles. | in ecclesiastical usage | |
| Eccl. Hist. | ecclesiastical history | |
| Eccl. Law | ecclesiastical law | |
| Ecol. | ecology | |
| Econ. | economics | |
| ed. | edition | |
| edd. | editions | |
| Educ. | education | |
| EE. | Early English | |
| e.g. | exempli gratia, ‘for example’ | |
| E. Gothl. | East Gothland | |
| Egypt. | Egyptian | |
| Egyptian Arab. | Egyptian Arabic | |
| Egyptol. | Egyptology | |
| E. Ind. | East Indies, East Indian | |
| Electr. | electricity | |
| Electr. Engin. | electrical engineering | |
| Electro-magn. | electro-magnetism | |
| Electro-physiol. | electro-physiology | |
| ellipt. | elliptical(ly) | |
| Embryol. | embryology | |
| e. midl. | east midland (dialect) | |
| emph. | emphatic(ally) | |
| Eng. | England, English | |
| Eng. Gipsy | English Gipsy | |
| Engin. | engineering | |
| Engl. | English | |
| Ent. | entomology | |
| Entom. | entomology | |
| Entomol. | entomology | |
| erron. | erroneous(ly) | |
| esp. | especially | |
| Esth. | Esthonian | |
| Eth. | Ethiopic | |
| Ethnol. | ethnology | |
| etym. | etymology | |
| etymol. | etymological(ly) | |
| euphem. | euphemistic(ally) | |
| ex. | example | |
| exc. | except | |
| Exper. | experimental | |
| F. | French | |
| f. | feminine | |
| f. | formed on, form of | |
| f. | from | |
| Faer. | Faeroese | |
| fam. | familiar(ly) | |
| famil. | familiar(ly) | |
| fem. | feminine | |
| Feudal Syst. | feudal system | |
| fig. | figurative(ly) | |
| Finn. | Finnish | |
| Fortif. | fortification | |
| Fl. | Flemish | |
| fl. | floruit, ‘flourished’ | |
| Flem. | Flemish | |
| Fr. | French | |
| Frank. | Frankish | |
| freq. | frequently | |
| Fries. | Frisian | |
| Fris. | Frisian | |
| fut. | future | |
| G. | German | |
| Ga. | Gaelic | |
| Gael. | Gaelic | |
| Gastron. | gastronomy | |
| gen. | general(ly) | |
| gen. | genitive | |
| Genev. | Genevese | |
| Geog. | geography | |
| Geogr. | geography | |
| Geol. | geology | |
| Geom. | geometry | |
| Geomorphol. | geomorphology | |
| Ger. | German | |
| Germ. | German, Germanic | |
| Ger. Swiss | German Swiss | |
| gerund. | gerundial | |
| Glos. | Gloucestershire | |
| Glouc. | Gloucestershire | |
| Goth. | Gothic | |
| Gr. | Greek | |
| Gram. | grammar | |
| Gramm. Analysis | grammatical analysis | |
| Gr. L. | Graeco-Latin | |
| Gr.-L. | Graeco-Latin | |
| Gr. Trag. | Greek tragedy | |
| Gt. | Great | |
| Guiana Du. | Guiana Dutch | |
| Gun. | gunnery | |
| Gynaecol. | gynaecology | |
| Haematol. | haematology | |
| Heb. | Hebrew | |
| Hebr. | Hebrew | |
| Helig. | Heligoland | |
| Her. | heraldry | |
| Herb. | herbalism, among herbalists | |
| Herefordsh. | Herefordshire | |
| Hierogl. | Hieroglyphic | |
| Hind. | Hindi, Hindustani | |
| hist. | historical | |
| Hist. | history | |
| Histol. | histology | |
| Hort. | horticulture | |
| Horol. | horology | |
| Hott. | Hottentot | |
| Hung. | Hungarian | |
| Husb. | husbandry | |
| Hydraul. Engin. | hydraulic engineering | |
| Hydrol. | hydrology | |
| I. | Icelandic | |
| Ibid. | ibidem, ‘in the same book or passage’ | |
| Icel. | Icelandic | |
| Ichth. | ichthyology | |
| Icthyol. | icthyology | |
| id. | idem, ‘the same’ | |
| Idg. | Indogermanic | |
| i.e. | id est, ‘that is’ | |
| IE. | Indo-European | |
| Illyr. | Illyrian | |
| imit. | imitative | |
| Immunol. | immunology | |
| imp. | imperative | |
| imperf. | imperfect | |
| impers. | impersonal | |
| impf. | imperfect | |
| improp. | improper(ly) | |
| Ind. | India(n) | |
| ind. | indicative | |
| ind. | indirect | |
| indef. | indefinite | |
| indic. | indicative | |
| indir. | indirect | |
| Indo-Eur. | Indo-European | |
| Indog. | Indogermanic | |
| Indogerm. | Indogermanic | |
| Indo-Pers. | Indo-Persian | |
| Indo-Port. | Indo-Portuguese | |
| Industr. Rel. | industrial relations | |
| infl. | influenced | |
| infin. | infinitive | |
| instr. | instrumental | |
| int. | interjection | |
| interj. | interjection | |
| Internat. | international | |
| interrog. | interrogative | |
| intr. | intransitive | |
| intrans. | intransitive | |
| Invert. Zool. | invertebrate zoology | |
| Ion. | Ionic | |
| Ionic Gr. | Ionic Greek | |
| Ir. | Irish | |
| Ir. Gael. | Irish Gaelic | |
| Ir.-Gael. | Irish Gaelic | |
| iron. | ironically | |
| irreg. | irregular(ly) | |
| It. | Italian | |
| Ital. | Italian | |
| Jap. | Japanese | |
| Jav. | Javanese | |
| Javan. | Javanese | |
| Jew. Hist. | Jewish history | |
| joc. | jocular(ly) | |
| Kent. | Kentish | |
| l. | line | |
| L. | Latin | |
| Lanc. | Lancashire | |
| Lancash. | Lancashire | |
| Lancs. | Lancashire | |
| lang. | language | |
| Lap. | Lapp(ish) | |
| Lat. | Latin | |
| Leicestersh. | Leicestershire | |
| Lett. | Latvian | |
| LG. | Low German | |
| LGer. | Low German | |
| Limnol. | limnology | |
| Linc. | Lincolnshire | |
| Lincs. | Lincolnshire | |
| Lit. | literary | |
| Lit. | literature | |
| lit. | literal(ly) | |
| lit. | literarily | |
| Lith. | Lithuanian | |
| Lithogr. | lithography | |
| Lithol. | lithology | |
| Liturg. | liturgy | |
| Liturgiol. | liturgiology | |
| Lomb. | Lombard | |
| Louisiana Fr. | Louisiana French | |
| Lusat. | Lusatian | |
| LXX | Septuagint | |
| m. | masculine | |
| Mach. | machinery | |
| Maghribi Arab. | Maghribi Arabic | |
| Magn. | magnetism | |
| Mal. | Malay(an) | |
| Malayal. | Malayalam | |
| Manuf. | manufacturing | |
| Mar. Insur. | marine insurance | |
| masc. | masculine | |
| Massach. Ind. | Massachussets Indian | |
| Math. | mathematics | |
| Mayal. | Malayalam | |
| MDu. | Middle Dutch | |
| ME. | Middle English | |
| Mech. | mechanics | |
| Mech. Engin. | mechanical engineering | |
| Med. | medicine | |
| med. | medieval | |
| med. L. | medieval Latin | |
| Merc. | Mercian | |
| Metall. | metallurgy | |
| Metaph. | metaphysics | |
| metaphor. | metaphorical(ly) | |
| Meteorol. | meteorology | |
| metr. gr. | metri gratia | |
| Mex. | Mexican | |
| Mexican Sp. | Mexican Spanish | |
| Mex. Sp. | Mexican Spanish | |
| Mex.-Sp. | Mexican Spanish | |
| MHG. | Middle High German | |
| Microbiol. | microbiology | |
| midl. | midland(s) (dialect) | |
| Mil. | military | |
| Milit. | military | |
| Min. | mineralogy | |
| Mineral. | mineralogy | |
| mispr. | misprinted | |
| MLG. | Middle Low German | |
| mod. | modern | |
| Mod. L. | Modern Latin | |
| mod. L. | Modern Latin | |
| Mongol. | Mongolian | |
| Moroccan Arab. | Moroccan Arabic | |
| Morphol. | morphology | |
| Mus. | music | |
| Myth. | mythology | |
| Mythol. | mythology | |
| N. | Norse | |
| N. | north | |
| n. | neuter | |
| n. | north | |
| n. | noun | |
| N. Afr. | North Africa(n) | |
| N. Afr. Arab. | North African Arabic | |
| N. Afr. Arabic | North African Arabic | |
| NAfrican Arab. | North African Arabic | |
| N. African Arab. | North African Arabic | |
| N. Amer. | North America(n) | |
| N. Amer. Fr. | North American French | |
| N. Amer. Ind. | North American Indian | |
| Nat. Hist. | natural history | |
| Nat. Philos. | natural philosophy | |
| Nat. Sci. | natural science | |
| Naut. | nautical | |
| Nav. | naval | |
| N.E. | north-east | |
| n.e. | north-eastern (dialect) | |
| Neurol. | neurology | |
| Newc. | Newcastle | |
| Newspr. | newsprint | |
| NF. | Northern French | |
| NFr. | Northern French | |
| N. Ir. | Northern Ireland | |
| N. Irel. | Northern Ireland | |
| No. | number | |
| nom. | nominative | |
| nonce-wd. | nonce-word | |
| Nor. | Norse | |
| Norm. | Norman | |
| Norman F. | Norman French | |
| Norman Fr. | Norman French | |
| Norm. Fr. | Norman French | |
| Norm.-Fr. | Norman French | |
| Norm.-Picard | Norman-Picard | |
| north. | northern (dialect) | |
| North-umb. | Northumbrian | |
| Northumb. | Northumberland, Northumbrian | |
| Northumbld. | Northumberland | |
| Northumbr. | Northumbrian | |
| Norw. | Norwegian | |
| Norweg. | Norwegian | |
| n.q. | no quotations | |
| NRh. | Niederrheinisch | |
| ns. | nouns | |
| N.T. | New Testament | |
| Nucl. | nuclear | |
| Numism. | numismatics | |
| N.W. | north-west | |
| n.w. | north-western (dialect) | |
| N.Y. | New York | |
| N.Z. | New Zealand | |
| obj. | object, objective | |
| obl. | oblique | |
| obs. | obsolete | |
| Obs. | obsolete | |
| Obstet. | obstetrics | |
| Obstetr. | obstetrics | |
| Obstetr. Med. | obstetric medicine | |
| occas. | occasionally | |
| Oceanogr. | oceanography | |
| O.E. | Old English | |
| OE. | Old English | |
| OF. | Old French | |
| OFr. | Old French | |
| OFris. | Old Frisian | |
| OHG. | Old High German | |
| OIr. | Old Irish | |
| ON. | Old Norse | |
| ONF. | Old Northern French | |
| Ophthalm. | ophthalmology | |
| Ophthalmol. | ophthalmology | |
| opp. | opposed (to), the opposite (of) | |
| Opt. | optics | |
| Org. Chem. | organic chemistry | |
| Organ. Chem. | organic chemistry | |
| orig. | origin(al)(ly) | |
| Orkn. | Orkney | |
| Ornith. | ornithology | |
| Ornithol. | ornithology | |
| Orthogr. | orthography | |
| OS. | Old Saxon | |
| OSl. | Old (Church) Slavonic | |
| O.T. | Old Testament | |
| OTeut. | Old Teutonic | |
| Oxf. | Oxford | |
| p. | page | |
| pa. | past | |
| Palaeobot. | palaeobotany | |
| Palaeogr. | palaeography | |
| Palaeont. | palaeontology | |
| Paleontol. | paleontology | |
| pa. pple. | passive participle, past participle | |
| pass. | passive(ly) | |
| pa. t. | past tense | |
| Path. | pathology | |
| Pathol. | pathology | |
| Pennsylvanian G. | Pennsylvanian German | |
| Per. | Persian | |
| perf. | perfect | |
| perh. | perhaps | |
| Pers. | Persian | |
| pers. | person(al) | |
| personif. | personified | |
| Peruv. | Peruvian | |
| Peruvian Sp. | Peruvian Spanish | |
| Petrogr. | petrography | |
| Petrol. | petrology | |
| pf. | perfect | |
| Pg. | Portuguese | |
| Pharm. | pharmacology | |
| Pharmacol. | pharmacology | |
| Philippine Sp. | Philippine Spanish | |
| Philol. | philology | |
| Philos. | philosophy | |
| Phoen. | Phoenician | |
| phonet. | phonetic(ally) | |
| Phonol. | phonology | |
| Photog. | photography | |
| Photogr. | photography | |
| phr. | phrase | |
| Phrenol. | phrenology | |
| phrr. | phrases | |
| phrs. | phrases | |
| Phys. | physiology | |
| Phys. Geogr. | physical geography | |
| Physical Chem. | physical chemistry | |
| Physical Geogr. | physical geography | |
| Physiogr. | physiography | |
| Physiol. | physiology | |
| Pic. | Picard | |
| Pidgin Eng. | Pidgin English | |
| Piedm. | Piedmontese | |
| Piem. | Piedmontese | |
| pl. | plural | |
| plur. | plural | |
| poet. | poetic(al) | |
| Pol. | Polish | |
| Pol. | politics | |
| Pol. Econ. | political economy | |
| Polit. | politics/political | |
| pop. | popular(ly) | |
| Port. | Portuguese | |
| poss. | possessive | |
| poss. | possible, possibly | |
| post-class. L. | post-classical Latin | |
| ppl. | participial | |
| ppl. a. | participial adjective | |
| ppl. adj. | participial adjective | |
| ppl. adjs. | participial adjectives | |
| pple. | participle | |
| pples. | participles | |
| Pr. | Provencal | |
| pr. | present | |
| prec. | preceding | |
| predic. | predicate/predicative(ly) | |
| pref. | prefix | |
| Preh. | prehistoric | |
| Prehist. | prehistoric | |
| Prehist. | prehistory | |
| prep. | preposition(al) | |
| pres. | present | |
| pres. pple. | present participle | |
| Print. | printing | |
| priv. | privative | |
| prob. | probably | |
| pron. | pronoun | |
| pron. | pronunciation | |
| pronunc. | pronunciation | |
| prop. | properly | |
| propr. | proprietary | |
| Pros. | prosody | |
| Prov. | Provençal | |
| prov. | proberb(ial)(ly) | |
| pr. pple. | present participle | |
| Pruss. | Prussian | |
| pseudo-arch. | pseudo-archaic | |
| pseudo-dial. | pseudo-dialect | |
| pseudo-Sc. | pseudo-Scots | |
| Psych. | psychology | |
| Psychoanal. | psychoanalysis | |
| Psychol. | psychology | |
| Quantum Mech. | quantum mechanics | |
| quot. | quotation | |
| quots. | quotations | |
| q.v. | quod vide, ‘which see’ | |
| Radiol. | radiology | |
| R.A.F. | Royal Air Force | |
| R.C. | Roman Catholic(ism) | |
| R.C.Ch. | Roman Catholic Church | |
| R.C. Church | Roman Catholic Church | |
| redupl. | reduplicating | |
| refash. | refashioned, refashioning | |
| refl. | reflexive | |
| reg. | regular | |
| rel. | related | |
| rel. | relative | |
| repr. | representative, representing | |
| rev. | revised | |
| Rhaet. | Rhaetian | |
| Rhaeto-Rom. | Rhaeto-Romance | |
| Rhet. | rhetoric | |
| rhet. | rhetorical(ly) | |
| Rhode Isl. | Rhode Island | |
| R.N. | Royal Navy | |
| Rom. | Roman, Romance, Romanic | |
| Roman. | Romance, Romanic | |
| Rom. Ant. | Roman antiquities | |
| Rom. Antiq. | Roman antiquities | |
| Rom.-Eng. | Romanic-English | |
| Rum. | Romanian | |
| Russ. | Russian | |
| S. | Saxon | |
| S. | south | |
| s. | south | |
| S.Afr. | South Africa(n) | |
| S. Afr. Du. | South African Dutch | |
| S. Amer. Sp. | South American Spanish | |
| S. Amer.-Sp. | South American Spanish | |
| Sard. | Sardinian | |
| Saterl. | Saterland | |
| Satl. | Saterland | |
| Sax. | Saxon | |
| sb. | substantive | |
| Sc. | Scottish, Scots | |
| sc. | scilicet, ‘understand’ or ‘supply’ | |
| Scand. | Scandinavian | |
| Sc. Gael. | Scottish Gaelic | |
| Sc. Gaelic | Scottish Gaelic | |
| Sci. | science | |
| sci. | science, scientific | |
| Scot. | Scottish | |
| Scotl. | Scotland | |
| Script. | scripture | |
| S.E. | south-east | |
| s.e. | south-eastern (dialect) | |
| Seismol. | seismology | |
| Serb. | Serbian, Serbo-Croat | |
| Serv. | Serbian, Serbo-Croat | |
| Shetl. | Shetland | |
| Shropsh. | Shropshire | |
| Sicil. | Sicilian | |
| Sicilian Ital. | Sicilian Italian | |
| sing. | singular | |
| Sinh. | Sinhala | |
| Sinhal. | Sinhala | |
| Sk. | Sanskrit | |
| Skr. | Sanskrit | |
| Skt. | Sanskrit | |
| Slav. | Slavonic | |
| Slav.-Lith. | Slavonic-Lithuanian | |
| Slov. | Slovene | |
| Sociol. | sociology | |
| Som. | Somerset | |
| south. | southern (dialect) | |
| Sp. | Spanish | |
| sp. | spelling | |
| Sp. Amer. | Spanish American | |
| Sp.-American | Spanish American | |
| Span. | Spanish | |
| Spanish Arab. | Spanish Arabic | |
| spec. | specifically | |
| Sp. Gypsy | Spanish Gypsy | |
| St. | Saint | |
| st. | stem | |
| Staffordsh. | Staffordshire | |
| Staffs. | Staffordshire | |
| Stock Exch. | stock exchange | |
| str. | strong | |
| subj. | subject | |
| subj. | subjunctive | |
| subjunct. | subjunctive | |
| subord. | subordinate | |
| subord. cl. | subordinate clause | |
| subseq. | subsequent(ly) | |
| subst. | substantive(ly) | |
| suff. | suffix | |
| superl. | superlative | |
| Surg. | surgery | |
| s.v. | sub voce, ‘under the word’ | |
| S.W. | south-west | |
| s.w. | south-western (dialect) | |
| Sw. | Swedish | |
| Swed. | Swedish | |
| Swiss Fr. | Swiss French | |
| Swiss-Fr. | Swiss French | |
| Swiss G. | Swiss German | |
| Swiss Ger. | Swiss German | |
| Swiss-Ger. | Swiss German | |
| Swiss Rom. | Swiss Romance | |
| syll. | syllable | |
| Syr. | Syrian, Syriac | |
| t. | tense | |
| Taxon. | taxonomy | |
| techn. | technical | |
| Telecomm. | telecommunications | |
| Telegr. | telegraphy | |
| Teleph. | telephony | |
| Teratol. | teratology | |
| Teut. | Teutonic | |
| Theat. | theatre, theatrical | |
| Theatr. | theatre, theatrical | |
| Theol. | theology, theological | |
| Tokh. | Tokharian | |
| tr. | translation, translating | |
| trans. | transitive | |
| transf. | transferred sense | |
| transl. | translation, translating | |
| Trig. | trigonometry | |
| Turk. | Turkish | |
| T.V. | television | |
| Typog. | typography | |
| Typogr. | typography | |
| U.K. | United Kingdom | |
| ult. | ultimately | |
| Univ. | university | |
| unkn. | unknown | |
| unstr. | unstressed | |
| U.S. | United States | |
| U.S.A.F. | United States Air Force | |
| U.S.S.R. | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | |
| usu. | usually | |
| v. | verb | |
| var. | variant | |
| varr. | variants | |
| vars. | variants | |
| vb. | verb | |
| vbl. | verbal | |
| vbl.n. | verbal noun | |
| vbl. ns. | verbal nouns | |
| vbl. sb. | verbal substantive | |
| vbs. | verbs | |
| Veg. Phys. | vegetable physiology | |
| Veg. Physiol. | vegetable physiology | |
| Venet. | Venetian | |
| Venetian It. | Venetian Italian | |
| Vet. | veterinary science | |
| Vet. Med. | veterinary medicine | |
| Vet. Path. | veterinary pathology | |
| Vet. Sci. | veterinary science | |
| Vet. Surg. | veterinary surgery | |
| Virol. | virology | |
| viz. | videlicet, ‘namely’ | |
| v.str. | strong verb | |
| vulg. | vulgar(ly) | |
| v.w. | weak verb | |
| W. | Welsh | |
| W. | west | |
| w. | west | |
| W. Afr. | West Africa(n) | |
| Wall. | Walloon, Wallachian | |
| Wang. | Wangeroog | |
| wd. | word | |
| Wel. | Welsh | |
| west. | western | |
| West Ger. | West Germanic | |
| Westmrld. | Westmoreland | |
| Westph. | Westphalian | |
| Westphal. | Westphalian | |
| WG. | West Germanic | |
| W.Ger. | West Germanic | |
| WGer. | West Germanic | |
| WGerm. | West Germanic | |
| WGmc. | West Germanic | |
| W. Ind. | West Indies, West Indian | |
| W. Indies | West Indies | |
| wk. | weak | |
| W.S. | West Saxon | |
| WS. | West Saxon | |
| W.Sax. | West Saxon | |
| WSax. | West Saxon | |
| W. Saxon | West Saxon | |
| Yorks. | Yorkshire | |
| Yucatan Sp. | Yucatan Spanish | |
| Zoogeogr. | zoogeography | |
| Zool. | zoology |
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