~ 1 LIST OF COMMON ABBREVIATIONS 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. A a. adjective a. adoption of, adopted from a (in dates) ante abbrev. abbreviation (of) Abbrev. (in titles) abbreviation(s) Abd. (in titles) Aberdeen Aberd. Aberdeen Aberd. (in titles) Aberdeen Aberdeensh. (in titles) Aberdeenshire abl. ablative Abol. (in titles) abolition Aborig. (in titles) aboriginal Abp. (in titles) archbishop Abr. (in titles) abridged Abridg. (in titles) abridged Abridgem. (in titles) abridgement Abridgm. (in titles) abridgment absol. absolute(ly) Absol. (in titles) absolute Abst. (in titles) abstract(s) abstr. abstract Abstr. (in titles) abstract(s) Acad. academia, academy, academic(al) Acad. (in titles) academic Acad. (in titles) academical Acad. (in titles) academy acc. according (to) acc. accusative Acc. (in titles) account(s) Accept. (in titles) acceptance Accomm. (in titles) accommodation Accompl. (in titles) accomplished Accs. (in titles) accounts Acct. (in titles) account Accts. (in titles) accounts accus. accusative Achievem. (in titles) achievement A.D. Anno Domini ad. adaptation of Add. (in titles) addenda Add. (in titles) addendum Add. (in author names) Addison Addit. (in titles) addition(s) Addr. (in titles) address adj. phr. adjectival phrase adj. adjectival adj. adjective adjs. adjectives Adm. (in titles) admiral Adm. (in titles) admiralty Admin. (in titles) administration Admin. (in titles) administrative Admir. (in titles) admiralty Admon. (in titles) admonition Admonit. (in titles) admonition adv. adverb, adverbial(ly) Adv. (in titles) advanced Adv. (in titles) advances Adv. (in titles) adventure(s) Adv. (in titles) advices Adv. (in titles) advocate Advancem. (in titles) advancement(s) advb. adverb, adverbial(ly) Advert. (in titles) advertisement Advoc. (in titles) advocate advs. adverbs Advt. (in titles) advertisement Advts. (in titles) advertisements Aerodynam. (in titles) aerodynamics Aeronaut. aeronautics Aeronaut. (in titles) aeronautical Aeronaut. (in titles) aeronautics Af. African AF. Anglo-French Aff. (in titles) affairs Affect. (in titles) affecting Affect. (in titles) affection(s) Afr. Africa(n) AFr. Anglo-French Afr. (in titles) Africa Afr. (in titles) African Agric. agriculture Agric. (in titles) agricultural Agric. (in titles) agriculture agst. (in titles) against AL. Anglo-Latin Alb. Albanian Alban. Albanian Alch. alchemy Alg. algebra Algerian Arab.Algerian Arabic Alleg. (in titles) allegiance Allit. (in titles) alliterative All's Well (in Shakespeare) All's Well that Ends Well Alm. (in titles) almanac Alph. (in titles) alphabet Alph. (in titles) alphabetical Alphabet. (in titles) alphabetic(al) alt. alteration Amer. American Amer. (in titles) America Amer. (in titles) American Amer. Fr. American French American Ind. American Indian Amer. Ind. American Indian Amer Indian American Indian Amer. Sp. American Spanish ~ 2 Amer Sp. American Spanish AN. Anglo-Norman Anal. (in titles) analysis Analyt. analytical Analyt. (in titles) analytic Analyt. (in titles) analytical Anat. anatomy Anat. (in titles) anatomical Anat. (in titles) anatomy Anc. ancient Anc. (in titles) ancient Anecd. (in titles) anecdote 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 Anglo-Lat. Anglo-Latin AngloL. Anglo-Latin Anglo-Norm. Anglo-Norman Anim. animal Anim. (in titles) animal Ann. (in titles) annal(s) Ann. (in titles) annual Anniv. (in titles) anniversary Annot. (in titles) annotation Anon. (in author names) Anonymous Answ. (in titles) answer Ant. antiquities Ant. & Cl. (in Shakespeare) Antony and Cleopatra Anthrop. anthropology Anthropol. anthropology Anthropol. (in titles) anthropological Anthropol. (in titles) anthropology Antiq. antiquities Antiq. (in titles) antiquities Antiq. (in titles) antiquity aphet. aphetic, aphetized Apoc. (in titles) apocalyptic(al) Apol. (in titles) apologies Apol. (in titles) apology app. apparently App. (in titles) appendix Appl. (in titles) applied Applic. (in titles) application(s) appos. appositive(ly) Apr. April Ar. Arabic Arab Pers. Arabic-Persian Arab. Arabic Aram. Aramaic Arb. (in author names) Arber arch. archaic Arch. architecture Arch. (in titles) architecture Arch. (in titles) archive(s) Archaeol. archaeology Archaeol. (in titles) archaeological Archaeol. (in titles) archaeology Archipel. (in titles) archipelago Archit. architecture Archit. (in titles) architectural Archit. (in titles) architecture Argentine Sp. Argentine Spanish Argt. (in titles) argument Arith. arithmetic Arith. (in titles) arithmetic Arithm. (in titles) arithmetic Arithm. (in titles) arithmetical Arm. Armenian Armen. Armenian Arrangem. (in titles) arrangement art. article Artic. (in titles) articulation Artific. (in titles) artificial Artill. artillery A S. (in titles) Anglo-Saxon A.S. (in titles) Anglo Saxon Ashm. (in author names) Ashmole Assemb. (in titles) assemblies Assemb. (in titles) assembly Assoc. Football Association Football assoc. association Assoc. (in titles) association Assyriol. Assyriology Astr. astronomy Astrol. astrology Astron. astronomy Astron. (in titles) astronomic(al) Astron. (in titles) astronomy Astronaut. astronautics Astronaut. (in titles) astronautical Astronaut. (in titles) astronautics Att. Attic attrib. attributive(ly) Attrib. (in titles) attribute(s) Aug. August Austr. Australian Austral. Australian Austral. (in titles) Australia(n) Austrian G. Austrian German Austrian Ger. Austrian German Auth. (in titles) author(s) Autobiog. (in titles) autobiography Autobiogr. (in titles) autobiographic(al) Autobiogr. (in titles) autobiography A.V. Authorized Version Av. Avestan A.Y.L. (in Shakespeare) As you Like It Ayrsh. (in titles) Ayrshire ~ 3 B Bacteriol. bacteriology Bacteriol. (in titles) bacteriologic(al) Bacteriol. (in titles) bacteriology Baldw. (in author names) Baldwin Bav. Bavarian B.C. Before Christ B.C. (in titles) British Columbia Béarn. Béarnese Beaum. (in author names) Beaumont Bedford. (in titles) Bedfordshire Bedfordsh. (in titles) Bedfordshire bef. before Bel & Dr. (in the Apocrypha) Bel and the Dragon Belg. Belgian Benn. (in author names) Bennet Berks. (in titles) Berkshire Berksh. (in titles) Berkshire Berw. (in titles) Berwickshire Berwicksh. (in titles) Berwickshire betw. (in titles) between Bibliogr. bibliography Biochem. biochemistry Biochem. (in titles) biochemical Biochem. (in titles) biochemistry Biog. (in titles) biography Biogr. (in titles) biographic(al) Biogr. (in titles) biography Biol. biology Biol. (in titles) biological Biol. (in titles) biology Bk. (in titles) book Bks. (in titles) books BNC British National Corpus BNC (in titles) British National Corpus Boh. Bohemian Bolivian Sp. Bolivian Spanish Bord. (in titles) border Bot. botany Bot. (in titles) botanic(al) Bot. (in titles) botany Bp. Bishop Bp. (in titles) bishop Braz. Brazilian Bret. Breton Brit. British English Brit. (in titles) Britain Brit. (in titles) British Bucks. (in titles) Buckinghamshire Build. building Build. (in titles) building Bulg. Bulgarian Bull. (in titles) bulletin Bur. (in titles) bureau Burg. Burgundian Byzant. Gr. Byzantine Greek Byzantine Gr. Byzantine Greek Byz. Gr. Byzantine Greek C c. century C. (in titles) century C. (in titles) counties C. (in titles) county c (in dates) circa Cal. (in titles) calendar Calc. (in titles) calculus Calend. (in titles) calendar Calif. (in titles) California Calligr. calligraphy Camb. Cambridge Camb. (in titles) Cambridge Cambr. (in titles) Cambridge Campanol. campanology Canad. Canadian Canad. (in titles) Canadian Canad. Fr. Canadian French Canad Fr. Canadian French Canadian Fr. Canadian French Canterb. (in titles) Canterbury Cape Du. Cape Dutch Capt. (in titles) captain Cartogr. cartography Cartogr. (in titles) cartographic(al) Cartogr. (in titles) cartography Cat. Catalan catachr. catachrestically Catal. Catalan Catal. (in titles) catalogue Catech. (in titles) catechism Cath. Catholic Cath. (in titles) Catholic Celt. Celtic Celto-Teut. Celto-Teutonic cent. century Cent. (in titles) central Cent. (in titles) century Ceram. ceramics Cert. (in titles) certificate Certif. (in titles) certificate Cf. confer, ‘compare’ cf. confer, ‘compare’ Ch. Chinese Ch. Church Ch. (in titles) church Chald. Chaldee Chamb. (in titles) chamber Char. (in titles) character Charac. (in titles) character Chas. (in titles) Charles Chas. (in author names) (King) Charles Chem. Engin. chemical engineering Chem. chemistry Chem. (in titles) chemical ~ 4 Chem. (in titles) chemistry Chesh. (in titles) Cheshire Ch. Hist. Church history Chilean Sp. Chilean Spanish Chillingw. (in author names) Chillingworth Chin. Chinese Chr. (in titles) Christian Chr. (in the Bible) Chronicles Chron. chronology Chron. (in titles) chronicle Chron. (in the Bible) Chronicles Chronol. chronology Chronol. (in titles) chronology Chrons. (in titles) chronicles Cib. (in author names) Cibber Cinemat. cinematography Cinematogr. cinematography Cinematogr. (in titles) cinematographic(al) Cinematogr. (in titles) cinematography Circ. (in titles) circle Civ. Law civil law Civil Engin. civil engineering cl. clause Cl. (in titles) club Cl. Antiq. classical antiquities Class. Antiq. classical antiquities class. L. classical Latin Class. classical Classif. (in titles) classification Climatol. climatology Clin. (in titles) clinical cl. L. classical Latin Coal-min. coal-mining cogn. w. cognate with Col. (in titles) colonel Col. (in the Bible) Colossians Coll. (in titles) collected Coll. (in titles) collection Coll. (in titles) college collect. collective(ly) Collect. (in titles) collection colloq. colloquial(ly) Colloq. (in titles) colloquies Coloss. (in the Bible) Colossians Com. common Com. (in titles) commission Comb. combination(s) comb. f. combining form combining f. combining form Combs. combinations Com. Err. (in Shakespeare) Comedy of Errors Comm. commerce, in commercial usage Comm. common Comm. (in titles) commentary Comm. (in titles) commission Comm. (in titles) committee Commandm. (in titles) commandment Commend. (in titles) commendation Commerc. (in titles) commercial Commiss. (in titles) commission Comm. Law commercial law Commonw. (in titles) commonwealth Communic. communications Communic. (in titles) communication comp. comparative comp. compound, composition Comp. (in titles) companion Comp. (in titles) company Compan. (in titles) companion(s) Comp. Anat. comparative anatomy compar. comparative Compar. (in titles) comparative Compend. (in titles) compendious Compend. (in titles) compendium compl. complement Compl. (in titles) complete Compos. (in titles) composition conc. (in titles) concerning Conc. (in titles) concise Conch. conchology Conchol. conchology Concl. (in titles) conclusion concr. concrete(ly) Conf. (in titles) conference Conf. (in titles) confession Confid. (in titles) confidential Confl. (in titles) conflict Confut. (in titles) confutation Congr. (in titles) congress Congreg. (in titles) congregation Congress. (in titles) congressional conj. conjugation conj. conjunction Conn. Connecticut Conn. (in titles) Connecticut cons. consonant Consc. (in titles) conscience Consecr. (in titles) consecrated Consecr. (in titles) consecration Consid. (in titles) consideration(s) Consol. (in titles) consolation const. construction, construed with Constit. Hist. constitutional history Constit. (in titles) constitution(al) Constr. (in titles) construction Contemp. (in titles) contemporary Contempl. (in titles) contemplation contempt. contemptuous(ly) Contend. (in titles) contending(s) Content. (in titles) contention Contin. (in titles) continuation contr. contracted, contraction contr. contrasted (with) Contradict. (in titles) contradiction Contrib. (in titles) contribution Controv. (in titles) controversial ~ 5 Controv. (in titles) controversy Conv. (in titles) convention Convent. (in titles) convention Conversat. (in titles) conversation Convoc. (in titles) convocation Cor. (in the Bible) Corinthians Cor. (in Shakespeare) Coriolanus Coriol. (in Shakespeare) Coriolanus Corn. Cornish Cornw. Cornwall Cornw. (in titles) Cornwall Coron. (in titles) coronation Corr. (in titles) correspondence corresp. corresponding (to) Corresp. (in titles) correspondence Corsican It. Corsican Italian Cotgr. (in author names) Cotgrave Counc. (in titles) council Courtsh. (in titles) courtship Coverd. (in author names) Coverdale cpd. compound Craniol. craniology Craniom. craniometry Cranm. (in author names) Cranmer Creole Fr. Creole French Crim. (in titles) criminal Crim Goth. Crimean Gothic Crim Gothic Crimean Gothic Crim. Law criminal law Crit. (in titles) critical Crit. (in titles) criticism Crt. (in titles) court Crts. (in titles) courts Cryptogr. cryptography Cryst. crystallography Crystallogr. crystallography Ct. (in titles) count Ct. (in titles) court Cuban Sp. Cuban Spanish Cumb. (in titles) Cumberland Cumberld. Cumberland Cumberld. (in titles) Cumberland Cumbld. (in titles) Cumberland Cycl. (in titles) cyclopaedia Cymb. (in Shakespeare) Cymbeline Cytol. Cytology Cytol. (in titles) cytological Cytol. (in titles) cytology D D.A. (in titles) Dictionary of Americanisms Da. Danish Dahom. Dahomey Dan. Danish Dan. (in the Bible) Daniel dat. dative Dau. (in titles) daughter D.C. (in titles) District of Columbia Deb. (in titles) debate Dec. December Declar. (in titles) declaration Ded. (in titles) dedicated Ded. (in titles) dedication def. definite def. definition Def. (in titles) defence Dekk. (in author names) Dekker Deliv. (in titles) deliverance dem. demonstrative Demonstr. (in titles) demonstration Dep. (in titles) department Dep. (in titles) deputy Depred. (in titles) depredation Depredat. (in titles) depredation Dept. (in titles) department Derbysh. Derbyshire Derbysh. (in titles) Derbyshire deriv. derivative (in etymologies) derog. derogatory Descr. (in titles) description Descr. (in titles) descriptive Deut. (in the Bible) Deuteronomy Devel. (in titles) development Devonsh. (in titles) Devonshire dial. dialect Dial. (in titles) dialect Dict. dictionary Dict. (in titles) dictionary Diffic. (in titles) difficult Diffic. (in titles) difficulty dim. diminutive Direct. (in titles) direction Dis. (in titles) disease(s) Disc. (in titles) discourse Discipl. (in titles) discipline Discov. (in titles) discovery Discrim. (in titles) discrimination Discuss. (in titles) discussion Diss. (in titles) dissertation Dist. (in titles) district Distemp. (in titles) distemper Distill. distilling Distrib. (in titles) distribution Div. (in titles) divinity Div. (in titles) division Divers. (in titles) diversity Dk. (in titles) Duke Doc. (in titles) document(s) Doctr. (in titles) doctrine Dodsl. (in author names) Dodsley Domest. (in titles) domestic Dor. Gr. Doric Greek Dor. Doric Du. Dutch Durh. Durham ~ 6 Durh. (in titles) Durham dyslog. dyslogistic E E. east e. east E. English E. (in titles) east, eastern E. Afr. East Africa(n) E. Angl. East Anglia(n) E. Anglian East Anglian East Ind. East Indies, East Indian east. eastern (dialect) Eccl. in ecclesiastical usage Eccl. (in titles) ecclesiastical Eccl. (in the Bible) Ecclesiastes Eccles. in ecclesiastical usage Eccles. (in titles) ecclesiastical Eccles. (in the Bible) Ecclesiastes Eccl. Hist. ecclesiastical history Eccl. Law ecclesiastical law Ecclus. (in the Apocrypha) Ecclesiasticus Ecol. ecology Ecol. (in titles) ecological Ecol. (in titles) ecology Econ. economics Econ. (in titles) economic(al) Econ. (in titles) economics Econ. (in titles) economy ed. edition Ed. (in titles) edition Ed. (in titles) Edward E.D.D. English Dialect Dictionary edd. editions Edin. (in titles) Edinburgh Edinb. (in titles) Edinburgh Educ. education Educ. (in titles) education(al) Edw. (in titles) Edward Edw. (in author names) (King) Edward EE. Early English E.E.T.S. (in titles) Early English Text Society e.g. exempli gratia, ‘for example’ E. Gothl. East Gothland Egypt. Egyptian Egypt. (in titles) Egyptian Egyptian Arab. Egyptian Arabic Egyptol. Egyptology E. Ind. East Indies, East Indian E. Ind. (in titles) East Indies Electr. Engin. electrical engineering Electr. electricity Electr. (in titles) electric(al) Electr. (in titles) electricity Electro-magn. electro-magnetism Electro-physiol. electro-physiology Elem. (in titles) element(s) Elem. (in titles) elementary Eliz. (in titles) Elizabeth Elizab. (in titles) Elizabethan ellipt. elliptical(ly) Emb. (in titles) embassy Embryol. embryology Embryol. (in titles) embryologic(al) Embryol. (in titles) embryology e. midl. east midland (dialect) emph. emphatic(ally) Encycl. Brit. (in titles) Encyclopaedia Britannica Encycl. Metrop. (in titles) Encyclopaedia Metropolitana Encycl. (in titles) encyclopaedia Encycl. (in titles) encyclopaedic Eng. England, English Eng. (in titles) England Eng. (in titles) English Eng. Gipsy English Gipsy Engin. engineering Engin. (in titles) engineering Engl. English Engl. (in titles) English Englishw. (in titles) Englishwomen Enq. (in titles) enquiry Ent. entomology Ent. (in titles) entomological Ent. (in titles) entomology Enthus. (in titles) enthusiasm Entom. entomology Entom. (in titles) entomological Entom. (in titles) entomology Entomol. entomology Entomol. (in titles) entomological Entomol. (in titles) entomology Enzymol. (in titles) enzymology Ep. (in titles) epistle Eph. (in the Bible) Ephesians Ephes. (in the Bible) Ephesians Epil. (in titles) epilogue Episc. (in titles) episcopacy Epist. (in titles) epistle Epit. (in titles) epitaph Equip. (in titles) equipment Equipm. (in titles) equipment erron. erroneous(ly) Esd. (in the Apocrypha) Esdras esp. especially Ess. (in titles) essay(s) Essent. (in titles) essential Establ. (in titles) establishment Esth. Esthonian Eth. Ethiopic Ethnol. ethnology Ethnol. (in titles) ethnology etym. etymology etymol. etymological(ly) Etymol. (in titles) etymological ~ 7 Etymol. (in titles) etymology euphem. euphemistic(ally) Eval. (in titles) evaluation Evang. (in titles) evangelical Even. (in titles) evening Evid. (in titles) evidence Evol. (in titles) evolution Evol. (in titles) evolutionary ex. example Ex. doc. (in titles) executive document Exalt. (in titles) exaltation Exam. (in titles) examination exc. except Exch. (in titles) exchange Exch. (in titles) exchequer Exec. (in titles) execution Exec. (in titles) executive Exerc. (in titles) exercise(s) Exhib. (in titles) exhibit(s) Exhib. (in titles) exhibition Exod. (in the Bible) Exodus Exped. (in titles) expedition Exper. experimental Exper. (in titles) experiment Exper. (in titles) experimental Explan. (in titles) explanation Explic. (in titles) explication Explor. (in titles) exploration Expos. (in titles) exposition Expos. (in titles) expository Ezek. (in the Bible) Ezekiel F f. feminine f. formed on, form of F. French f. from Fab. (in titles) fable(s) Faer. Faeroese fam. familiar(ly) Fam. (in titles) family famil. familiar(ly) Farew. (in titles) farewell Feb. February fem. feminine Feudal Syst. feudal system Fifesh. (in titles) Fifeshire fig. figurative(ly) Finn. Finnish Fitzherb. (in author names) Fitzherbert Fl. Flemish fl. floruit, ‘flourished’ Fl. (in author names) Fletcher Flem. Flemish Flet. (in author names) Fletcher Footpr. (in titles) footprint Forfarsh. (in titles) Forfarshire Fortif. fortification Fortif. (in titles) fortification Fortn. (in titles) fortnightly Found. (in titles) foundation(s) Fr. French Fr. (in titles) father Fr. (in titles) French Fr. (in titles) from Fragm. (in titles) fragment(s) Frank. Frankish Fratern. (in titles) fraternity freq. frequently Friendsh. (in titles) friendship Fries. Frisian Fris. Frisian Fund. (in titles) fundamental(s) Furnit. (in titles) furniture Furniv. (in author names) Furnivall fut. future G G. German Ga. Gaelic Gael. Gaelic Gal. (in the Bible) Galatians Gard. (in titles) garden Gard. (in titles) gardening Gastron. gastronomy Gaz. (in titles) gazette Gd. (in titles) good gen. general(ly) gen. genitive Gen. (in titles) general Gen. (in the Bible) Genesis Genev. Genevese Geo. (in titles) George Geo. (in author names) (King) George Geog. geography Geog. (in titles) geography Geogr. geography Geogr. (in titles) geographic(al) Geogr. (in titles) geography Geol. geology Geol. (in titles) geologic(al) Geol. (in titles) geology Geom. geometry Geom. (in titles) geometric(al) Geom. (in titles) geometry Geomorphol. geomorphology Ger. German Ger. (in titles) German Germ. German, Germanic Ger. Swiss German Swiss gerund. gerundial Glac. (in titles) glacier(s) Glasg. (in titles) Glasgow Glos. Gloucestershire Gloss. (in titles) glossary Glouc. Gloucestershire ~ 8 Glouc. (in titles) Gloucestershire Gloucestersh. (in titles) Gloucestershire Godef. (in author names) Godefroy Goldsm. (in author names) Goldsmith Gosp. (in titles) gospel(s) Goth. Gothic Gov. (in titles) government Govt. (in titles) government Gr. Greek Gr. (in titles) grammar Gram. grammar Gram. (in titles) grammar Gramm. Analysis grammatical analysis Gramm. (in titles) grammar Gr. L. Graeco-Latin Gr L. Graeco-Latin Gr. Trag. Greek tragedy Gt. Great Gt. (in titles) great Guard. (in titles) guardian Guiana Du. Guiana Dutch Gun. gunnery Gurw. (in author names) Gurwood Gynaecol. gynaecology H Hab. (in the Bible) Habakkuk Haematol. haematology Hag. (in the Bible) Haggai Hakl. (in titles) Hakluyt Hakl. (in author names) Hakluyt Halliw. (in author names) Halliwell Ham. (in Shakespeare) Hamlet Haml. (in Shakespeare) Hamlet Hampsh. (in titles) Hampshire Hand-bk. (in titles) hand-book Handbk. (in titles) handbook Hants. (in titles) Hampshire Hazl. (in author names) Hazlitt Heb. Hebrew Heb. (in titles) Hebrew Heb. (in the Bible) Hebrews Hebr. Hebrew Hebr. (in the Bible) Hebrews Helig. Heligoland Hen. (in titles) Henry Hen. (in author names) (King) Henry 1 Hen. IV (in Shakespeare) 1 Henry IV 2 Hen. IV (in Shakespeare) 2 Henry IV Hen. V (in Shakespeare) Henry V 1 Hen. VI (in Shakespeare) 1 Henry VI 2 Hen. VI (in Shakespeare) 2 Henry VI 3 Hen. VI (in Shakespeare) 3 Henry VI Hen. VIII (in Shakespeare) Henry VIII Her. heraldry Her. (in titles) heraldry Herb. herbalism, among herbalists Heref. (in titles) Herefordshire Hereford. (in titles) Herefordshire Herefordsh. Herefordshire Herefordsh. (in titles) Herefordshire Hertfordsh. (in titles) Hertfordshire Hierogl. Hieroglyphic Hind. Hindi, Hindustani hist. historical Hist. history Hist. (in titles) historic(al) Hist. (in titles) history Histol. histology Histol. (in titles) histologic(al) Histol. (in titles) histology Holl. (in author names) Holland Hom. (in titles) homilies Hopk. (in author names) Hopkins Horol. horology Horstm. (in author names) Horstmann Hort. horticulture Hort. (in titles) horticultural Hort. (in titles) horticulture Hos. (in the Bible) Hosea Hosp. (in titles) hospital Hott. Hottentot Househ. (in titles) household Housek. (in titles) housekeeping Hung. Hungarian Husb. husbandry Husb. (in titles) husbandry Hydraul. Engin. hydraulic engineering Hydraul. (in titles) hydraulic Hydrol. hydrology Hydrol. (in titles) hydrological Hydrol. (in titles) hydrology I I. Icelandic Ibid. ibidem, ‘in the same book or passage’ Icel. Icelandic Ichth. ichthyology Icthyol. icthyology id. idem, ‘the same’ Ideol. (in titles) ideological Ideol. (in titles) ideology Idg. Indogermanic Idol. (in titles) idolatry i.e. id est, ‘that is’ IE. Indo-European Illustr. (in titles) illustrated Illustr. (in titles) illustration Illyr. Illyrian Imag. (in titles) imaginary Imag. (in titles) imagination imit. imitative Immunol. immunology imp. imperative ~ 9 imperf. imperfect impers. impersonal impf. imperfect Impr. (in titles) impression(s) Impr. (in titles) imprint Impr. (in titles) improved improp. improper(ly) Inaug. (in titles) inaugural Inclos. (in titles) inclosure Ind. India(n) ind. indicative ind. indirect Ind. (in titles) industry 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 Industr. (in titles) industrial infin. infinitive infl. influenced Infl. (in titles) influence Innoc. (in titles) innocence Innoc. (in titles) innocent Inorg. (in titles) inorganic Inq. (in titles) inquiry Inst. (in titles) institute Inst. (in titles) institution instr. instrumental Instr. (in titles) instruction int. interjection Intell. (in titles) intelligence Intell. (in titles) intelligent Intellect. (in titles) intellectual Interc. (in titles) intercourse interj. interjection Interl. (in titles) interlude Internat. international Internat. (in titles) international Interpr. (in titles) interpretation interrog. interrogative intr. intransitive intrans. intransitive Intro. (in titles) introduction Introd. (in titles) introduction Introd. (in titles) introductory Inv. (in titles) inventories Inv. (in titles) inventory Invent. (in titles) invention(s) Invent. (in titles) inventories Invent. (in titles) inventory Invertebr. (in titles) invertebrate Invertebr. (in titles) invertebrated Invert. Zool. invertebrate zoology Investig. (in titles) investigation Investm. (in titles) investment Invoc. (in titles) incovation Ion. Ionic Ionic Gr. Ionic Greek Ir. Irish Irel. (in titles) Ireland Ir. Gael. Irish Gaelic Ir Gael. Irish Gaelic iron. ironically irreg. irregular(ly) Isa. (in the Bible) Isaiah It. Italian Ital. Italian J Jahrb. (in titles) Jahrbuch Jam. (in the Bible) James Jam. (in author names) Jamieson Jan. January Jap. Japanese Jas. (in titles) James Jas. (in author names) (King) James Jas. (in the Bible) James Jav. Javanese Javan. Javanese Jer. (in the Bible) Jeremiah Jew. Hist. Jewish history joc. jocular(ly) John (in Shakespeare) King John Josh. (in the Bible) Joshua Jrnl. (in titles) journal Jrnls. (in titles) journals Jud. (in the Bible) Judges Judg. (in the Bible) Judges Jul. July Jul. C. (in Shakespeare) Julius Caesar Jun. June Jun. (in titles) junior Jurisd. (in titles) jurisdiction Jurisdict. (in titles) jurisdiction Jurispr. (in titles) jurisprudence Justif. (in titles) justification Justific. (in titles) justification K K. (in titles) king Kent. Kentish Kgs. (in the Bible) Kings King's Bench Div. (in titles) King's Bench Division Kingd. (in titles) kingdom Knowl. (in titles) knowledge Kpr. (in titles) keeper ~ 10 L L. Latin l. line Lab. (in titles) laboratory Lam. (in the Bible) Lamentations Lament (in titles) lamentation Lament. (in the Bible) Lamentations Lanc. Lancashire Lanc. (in titles) Lancashire Lancash. Lancashire Lancs. Lancashire Lancs. (in titles) Lancashire lang. language Lang. (in titles) language Langl. (in author names) Langland Langs. (in titles) languages Lap. Lapp(ish) Lat. Latin Lat. (in titles) Latin Lay. (in author names) Layamon Layam. (in author names) Layamon Ld. (in titles) Lord Lds. (in titles) Lords Lear (in Shakespeare) King Lear Lect. (in titles) lecture(s) Leechd. (in titles) leechdom Leg. (in titles) legend(s) Leic. (in titles) Leicestershire Leicest. (in titles) Leicestershire Leicester. (in titles) Leicestershire Leicestersh. Leicestershire Leicestersh. (in titles) Leicestershire Leics. (in titles) Leicestershire Let. (in titles) letter Lett. Latvian Lett. (in titles) letters Lev. (in the Bible) Leviticus Lex. (in titles) lexicon LG. Low German LGer. Low German Libr. (in titles) library Limnol. limnology Linc. Lincolnshire Linc. (in titles) Lincolnshire Lincolnsh. (in titles) Lincolnshire Lincs. Lincolnshire Lincs. (in titles) Lincolnshire Ling. (in titles) linguistic Ling. (in titles) linguistics Linn. (in titles) Linnean lit. literal(ly) lit. literarily Lit. literary Lit. literature Lit. (in titles) literal Lit. (in titles) literary Lit. (in titles) literature Lith. Lithuanian Lithogr. lithography Lithol. lithology Liturg. liturgy Liturgiol. liturgiology L.L.L. (in Shakespeare) Love's Labour's Lost Lomb. Lombard Lond. (in titles) London Louisiana Fr. Louisiana French Lusat. Lusatian LXX Septuagint Lydg. (in author names) Lydgate M m. masculine Macb. (in Shakespeare) Macbeth Macc. (in the Apocrypha) Maccabees Mach. machinery Mach. (in titles) machine(s) Mach. (in titles) machinery Mag. (in titles) magazine Maghribi Arab. Maghribi Arabic Magn. magnetism Magn. (in titles) magnetic Magn. (in titles) magnetism Mal. Malay(an) Mal. (in the Bible) Malachi Malayal. Malayalam Man. (in titles) manual Managem. (in titles) management Manch. (in titles) Manchester Manip. (in titles) manipulation Manuf. manufacturing Manuf. (in titles) manufacture(s) Manuf. (in titles) manufacturing Mar. March Mar. Insur. marine insurance Markh. (in author names) Markham masc. masculine Mass. (in titles) Massachussets Mass. (in author names) Massinger Massach. Ind. Massachussets Indian Math. mathematics Math. (in titles) mathematical Math. (in titles) mathematics Matt. (in the Bible) Matthew Mayal. Malayalam MDu. Middle Dutch ME. Middle English Meas. (in titles) measure Meas. for M. (in Shakespeare) Measure for Measure Measurem. (in titles) measurement Mech. Engin. mechanical engineering Mech. mechanics Mech. (in titles) mechanical Mech. (in titles) mechanics [...]... Staffordshire Staffs (in titles) Staffordshire Stand (in titles) standard Stat (in titles) statistical Statist (in titles) statistical Sternh (in author names) Sternhold Stock Exch stock exchange str strong Stratigr (in titles) stratigraphical Stratigr (in titles) stratigraphy Struct (in titles) structural Struct (in titles) structure S.T.S (in titles) Scottish Text Society Stud (in titles) studies... Virg (in titles) virgin(s) Virol virology viz videlicet, ‘namely’ Voc (in titles) vocabulary Vocab (in titles) vocabulary Vol (in titles) volume Vols (in titles) volumes Voy (in titles) voyage(s) v.str strong verb vulg vulgar(ly) Vulg (in titles) vulgar Vulg (in titles) Vulgate v.w weak verb W W Welsh W west w west W (in titles) west, western W Afr West Africa(n) Wall Walloon, Wallachian Wang Wangeroog . (in titles) statistical Sternh. (in author names) Sternhold Stock Exch. stock exchange str. strong Stratigr. (in titles) stratigraphical Stratigr. (in titles) stratigraphy Struct. 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