Military or naval and some professional titles preceding names are
nearly always abbreviated; as _Capt. Jones_, _Dr. Brown_, _Rev. Dr.
Smith_.
Titles of collegiate degree are abbreviated; as, _William Lee, Ph.
D., LL. D._
In general writing, it is better to avoid abbreviation as far as
possible.
_A._, _a._ Adjective.
_A._ Alto.
_A._, _ans._ Answer.
_a._, @ (Lat. _ad_). To; At.
_ä_, _ää._ The like quantity of each.
_A. A. A. S._ American Association for the Advancement of Science.
_A. B._ (Lat. _artium baccalaureus_). Bachelor of Arts.
_Abbr._, _Abbrev._ Abbreviated, Abbreviation.
_Abl._, _ablat._ Ablative.
_Abp._ Archbishop.
_A. C._ (Lat. _ante Christum_). Before Christ; Analytical Chemist.
_Acad._ Academy.
_Acc._, _Accus._ Accusative.
_Acc._, _Acct._ Account.
_A. D._ (Lat. _anno Domini_). In the year of our Lord.
_A. D. C._ Aide-de-camp.
_Ad._, _advt._ Advertisement.
_Adj._ Adjective.
_Adjt._ Adjutant.
_Adjt. Gen._ Adjutant-General.
_Ad lib._, _Ad libit._ (Lat. _ad libitum_). At pleasure.
_Adm._ Admiral.
_Admr._ Administrator.
_Admx._ Administratrix.
_Adv._ Adverb.
_Æ._, _Æt._ (Lat. _ætatis_). Of Age, Aged.
_A. G._, _Agt.-Gen._ Adjutant-General.
_Ag._ (Lat. _argentum_). Silver.
_Agl. Dept._ Agricultural Department.
_Agr._, _Agric._ Agriculture, Agricultural.
_Agt._ Agent.
_A. L. of H._ American Legion of Honor.
_Al._, Ala. Alabama.
_Alas. Ter._ Alaska Territory.
_Ald._ Alderman.
_Alex._ Alexander.
_Alf._ Alfred.
_Alg._ Algebra.
_A. M._ (Lat. _anno mundi_). In the year of the world.
_A. M._ (Lat. _ante meridiem_). Before noon.
_A. M._ (Lat. _artium magister_). Master of Arts.
_Am._, _Amer._ America, American.
_Amer. Phil. Soc._ American Philosophical Society.
_Amt._ Amount.
_an._ (Lat. _anno_). In the year.
_Anal._ Analysis.
_Anat._ Anatomy, Anatomical.
_Anc._ Ancient.
_Anon._ Anonymous.
_Ans._ Answer.
_Ant._, _Antiq._ Antiquities, Antiquarian.
_Anthrop._ Anthropology, Anthropological.
_A. O. U. W._ Ancient Order of United Workmen.
_Ap._, _App._ Apostle, Apostles.
_A. P. A._ American Protestant Association; American Protective
Association.
_Apoc._ Apocalypse, Apocrypha.
_Apog._ Apogee.
_App._ Appendix.
_approx._ Approximate, -ly.
_Apr._ April.
_Aq._ (Lat. _aqua_). Water.
_Ar._ _Arab._ Arabic, Arabian.
_A. R. A._ Associate of the Royal Academy.
_Arab._ Arabic, Arabian.
_Aram._ Aramaic.
_Arch._ Architecture.
_Archæol._ Archæology.
_Archd._ Archdeacon.
_Arith._ Arithmetic, Arithmetical.
_Ariz._ Arizona.
_Ark._ Arkansas.
_Art._ Article.
_A. S._, _A.-S._ Anglo-Saxon.
_Asst._ Assistant.
_A. S. S. U._ American Sunday School Union.
_Assyr._ Assyrian.
_Astrol._ Astrology.
_Astron._ Astronomy, Astronomical.
_Atty._ Attorney.
_Atty.-Gen._ Attorney-General.
_A. U. A._ American Unitarian Association.
_A. U. C._ (Lat. _anno urbis conditæ_). In the year from the building
of the city--Rome.
_Aug._ Augustus; August.
_Auxil._ Auxiliary.
_Avoir._ Avoirdupois.
_B._, _Brit._ British.
_b._ Born.
_B. A._ Bachelor of Arts [_A. B._]
_Bal._ Balance.
_Balt._, _Balto._ Baltimore.
_Bap._, _Bapt._ Baptist.
_Bar._ Barrel, Barometer.
_Bart._, _Bt._ Baronet.
_bbl._, _bbls._ Barrel, Barrels.
_B. C._ Before Christ.
_B. C. L._ (Lat. _baccalaureus civilis legis_). Bachelor of Civil Law.
_B. D._ (Lat. _baccalaureus divinitatis_). Bachelor of Divinity.
_Bd._ Bound.
_Bdls._ Bundles.
_B. E._ Bachelor of the Elements; Bachelor of Elocution.
_Belg._ Belgic, Belgian.
_Ben._, _Benj._ Benjamin.
_Bib._ Bible, Biblical.
_Biog._ Biography, Biographical.
_Biol._ Biology, Biological.
_B. L._, _B. L. L._ (Lat. _baccalaureus legum_). Bachelor of Laws.
_B. ès L._ (F. Bachelier ès Lettres). Bachelor of Letters.
_bls._ Bales.
_B. M._ (Lat. _baccalaureus medicinæ_). Bachelor of Medicine.
_B. M._, _B. Mus._ (Lat. _baccalaureus musicæ_). Bachelor of Music.
_B. O._ Branch Office.
_B. O._ Bachelor of Oratory.
_Boh._ Bohemian or Czech.
_Bot._ Botany, Botanical.
_Bp._ Bishop.
_Br._, _Bro._ Brother.
_Brig._ Brigade.
_Brig.-Gen._ Brigadier-General.
_Brit._ Britain, Britannia, British.
_B. S._ Bachelor of Surgery; Bachelor of Science.
_B. Sc._ (Lat. _baccalaureus scientiæ_). Bachelor of Science.
_Bt._ Baronet.
_bush._ Bushel.
_B. V._ Blessed Virgin.
_B. V. M._ Blessed Virgin Mary.
_bx._, _bxs._ Box, Boxes.
_C._ Cent, Cents; Centigrade; Consul; Centime, Centimes; a hundred.
_C._, _Cap._ (Lat. _caput_). Chapter.
_C. A._ Chartered Accountant.
_Cal._ California; Calendar.
_Cant._ Canticle.
_Cantab._ (Lat. _Cantabrigiensis_). Of Cambridge.
_Cap._ (Lat. _caput_). Capital; Chapter.
_Caps._ Capitals.
_Capt._ Captain.
_Card._ Cardinal.
_Cath._ Catharine; Catholic.
_C. D. V._ Carte-de-Visite.
_C. E._ Civil Engineer.
_Celt._ Celtic.
_Cent._ (_centum_). A hundred; Centigrade.
_Centig._ Centigrade.
_Cert._, _Certif._ Certify; Certificate.
_Cf._ (Lat. _confer_). Compare.
_C. ft._ Cubic feet.
_C. G._ Coastguard; Commissary-General.
_C. G. S._ Centimetre-Gramme-Second.
_C. H._ Court House.
_Ch._ Church; Chapter.
_Chal._, _Chald._ Chaldee.
_Chan._ Chancellor.
_Chap._ Chapter.
_Chas._ Charles.
_Chem._ Chemistry, Chemical.
_Ch. Hist._ Church History.
_Chr._ Christ; Christian; Christopher.
_Chron._ Chronology, Chronological.
_Cit._ Citation; Citizen.
_Civ._ Civil.
_C. J._ Chief Justice.
_Class._ Classical.
_Clk._ Clerk.
_cm._ Centimetre.
_C. M._ Certified Master; Common metre.
_C. M._ (Lat. _chirurgiæ magister_). Master in Surgery.
_C. M. G._ Companion of the Order of St. Michael and George.
_Co._ Company; County.
_C. O. D._ Cash on delivery; Collect (payment) on delivery.
_Col._ Colonel; Colossians; Column.
_Colloq._ Colloquial; Colloquialism; Colloquially.
_Colo._ Colorado.
_Com._ Commander; Commerce; Commissioner; Committee; Commodore;
Common.
_Comm._ Commentary; Commerce.
_Comp._ Compare; Comparative; Compound, Compounded.
_Con._, _contra_ (Lat.). Against.
_Con. Cr._ Contra Credit.
_Cong._ Congregation, Congregational, Congregationalist; Congress.
_Conj._ Conjunction.
_Conn._ Connecticut.
_Contr._ Contracted, Contraction.
_Cop._, _Copt._ Coptic.
_Cor._ Corinthians.
_Cor. Mem._ Corresponding Member.
_Corrup._ Corruption, Corrupted.
_Cor. Sec._ Corresponding Secretary.
_Cos._ Cosine.
_C. P._ Clerk of the Peace; Common Pleas.
_C. P. A._ Certified Public Accountant.
_C. P. C._ Clerk of the Privy Council.
_C. P. S._ (Lat. _custos privati sigilli_). Keeper of the Privy Seal.
_C. Q. D._ Come quick--danger.
_Cr._ Credit, Creditor.
_C. R._ (Lat. _Civus Romanus_). Roman Citizen.
_C. R._ (Lat. _custos rotulorum_). Keeper of the Rolls.
_Cres._ Crescendo.
_Crystall._, _Crystallog._ Crystallography.
_C. S. A._ Confederate States of America.
_C. S._ Court of Sessions, Clerk to the Signet.
_Csks._ Casks.
_Ct._ (Lat. _centum_). A hundred.
_Ct._ Court.
_Ct._, _Conn._ Connecticut.
_C. T. A. U._ Catholic Total Abstinence Union.
_Cu._ (Lat. _cuprum_). Copper.
_Cub._, _Cu. ft_. Cubic, Cubic foot.
_Cur._, _Curt._ Current--this month.
_Cwt._ A hundredweight; Hundredweights.
_Cyc._ Cyclopædia.
_d._ (Lat. _denarius_, _denarii_). A penny, Pence.
_d._ Died.
_Dan._ Daniel; Danish.
_Dat._ Dative.
_Dav._ David.
_D. C._, _Dist. Col._ District of Columbia.
_D. C. L._ Doctor of Civil (or Canon) Law.
_D. D._ (Lat. _divinitatis doctor_). Doctor of Divinity.
_D. D. S._ Doctor of Dental Surgery.
_D. E._ Dynamic Engineer.
_D. Eng._ Doctor of Engineering.
_Dec._ December.
_decim._ Decimetre.
_Def._ Definition.
_Deft._ Defendant.
_Deg._ Degree, Degrees.
_Del._ Delaware.
_Dep._, _Dept._ Department.
_Dep._ Deputy.
_Der._ Derived, Derivation.
_Deut._ Deuteronomy.
_D. G._ (Lat. _Dei gratia_). By the grace of God.
_Dict._ Dictionary.
_Dim._, _Dimin._ Diminutive.
_Dis._, _Disct._ Discount.
_Dist._ District.
_Dist. Atty._ District Attorney.
_Div._ Divide; Dividend; Division; Divisor.
_D. Lit._, _D. Litt._ Doctor of Literature.
_D. L. O._ Dead Letter Office.
_D. M._, _D. Mus._ Doctor of Music.
_D. M. D._ Doctor of Dental Medicine.
_D. O._ Doctor of Osteopathy; Doctor of Optics.
_Do._ (Ital. _ditto_). The same.
_Dols._ Dollars.
_Doz._ Dozen.
_Dpt._ Deponent.
_Dr._ Debtor; Doctor; Dram, Drams.
_Dram._ Dramatic, Dramatically.
_D. Sc._ Doctor of Science.
_D. T._ (Lat. _doctor theologiæ_). Doctor of Theology.
_Du._, _Dut._ Dutch.
_Dub._ Dublin.
_Duo._, _12mo._ Duodecimo (twelve folds).
_D. V._ (Lat. _Deo volente_). God willing.
_D. V. M._ Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.
_D. V. S._ Doctor of Veterinary Surgery.
_Dwt._ (Lat. _denarius_, an English _weight_). Pennyweight, Penny-
weights.
_Dynam._ Dynamics.
_E._ East, Eastern; English; Edinburgh.
_Ea._ Each.
_Eccl._, _Eccles._ Ecclesiastical.
_Econ._ Economy.
_Ed._ Editor; Edition; Edinburgh.
_Ed._, _Edm._ Edmund.
_Edin._ Edinburgh.
_Edw._ Edward.
_E. E._ Electrical Engineer.
_e. g._ (Lat. _exempli gratia_). For example.
_Elec._, _Elect._ Electric, Electricity.
_Eliz._ Elizabeth, Elizabethan.
_Emp._ Emperor, Empress.
_Ency._, _Encyclo._ Encyclopædia.
_E. N. E._ East-northeast.
_Eng._ England, English.
_Eng._, _Engin._ Engineer, Engineering.
_Eng. Dept._ Department of Engineers.
_Ent._, _Entom._ Entomology, Entomological.
_Env. Ext._ Envoy extraordinary.
_Eph._ Ephesians; Ephraim.
_Epiph._ Epiphany.
_Epis._ Episcopal.
_Epist._ Epistle, epistolary.
_Eq._ Equal, equivalent.
_Equiv._ Equivalent.
_Esd._ Esdras.
_E. S. E._ East-southeast.
_Esq._, _Esqr._ Esquire.
_et al_ (Lat. _et alibi_). And elsewhere.
_et al._ (Lat. _et alii_, or _aliæ_, _alia_). And others.
_etc._, _&c._ (Lat. _et cæteri_, _cæteræ_, or _cætera_). And others,
and so forth.
_Ethnol._ Ethnology, ethnological.
_et seq._, _sq._, or _sqq._ (Lat. _et sequentes_, or _et sequentia_).
And the following.
_Etym._ or _Etymol._, Etymology.
_Ex._ Example; Examined; Exception; Exodus.
_Exc._ Excellency; Except, excepted.
_Exch._ Exchange; Exchequer.
_Ex. Doc._ Executive Document.
_Exec._ Executor.
_Execx._ Executrix.
_Exod._ Exodus.
_Exon._ (Lat. _Exonia_). Exeter.
_Exr._ Executor.
_Exx._ Executrix.
_Ez._ Ezra.
_Ezek._ Ezekiel.
_E. & O. E._ Errors and omissions excepted.
_F._ Fellow; Folio; Fahrenheit.
_f._ Farthing, farthings.
_f._, _fem._ Feminine.
_f._ Franc, francs.
_Fahr._ Fahrenheit.
_F. A. S._ Fellow of the Society of Arts.
_F. C._ Free Church of Scotland.
_Fcp._ Foolscap.
_F. C. S._ Fellow of the Chemical Society.
_F. D._, _Fid. Def._ (Lat. _Fidei Defensor_). Defender of the Faith.
_Feb._ February.
_Fec._ (Lat. _fecit_). He (_or_ She) did it.
_Fem._ Feminine.
_F. E. S._ Fellow of the Entomological (or Ethnological) Society.
_Feud._ Feudal.
_F. F. V._ First Families of Virginia. (Humorous).
_F. G. S._ Fellow of the Geological Society.
_fi. fa._, _Fieri facias._ (Lat.). A form of judicial writ.
_Fig._ Figure, figures; figurative, figuratively.
_Fl._ Flemish; Florin, florins; Flourished.
_Fla._ Florida.
_Flem._ Flemish.
_F. L. S._ Fellow of the Linnæan Society.
_F. M._ Field Marshal.
_Fo._, _Fol._ Folio.
_F. O._ Foreign Office; Field Officer.
_F. O. B._ Free on board.
_For._ Foreign.
_Fort._ Fortification.
_F. P._ Fire-plug.
_Fr._ France, French; Francis; Francs.
_fr._ From.
_F. R. C. S._ Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons.
_Fred._ Frederick.
_F. R. G. S._ Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
_Fri._ Friday.
_F. R. S._ Fellow of the Royal Society.
_F. S. A._ Fellow of the Society of Arts, _or_ of Antiquaries.
_Ft._ Fort; Foot, feet.
_Fth._ Fathom.
_Fur._ Furlong.
_F. Z. S._ Fellow of the Zoölogical Society.
_F. & A. M._ Free and Accepted Masons.
_G._ Genitive; Guinea, guineas; Gulf.
_Ga._ Georgia.
_Gael._ Gaelic; Gadhelic.
_Gal._ Galatians.
_gal._ Gallon, gallons.
_G. A. R._ Grand Army of the Republic.
_G. C. B._ Grand Cross of the Bath.
_G. C. H._ Grand Cross of Hanover.
_G. C. L. H._ Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor.
_G. C. M. G._ Grand Cross SS. Michael and George.
_G. C. S. I._ Grand Commander of the Star of India.
_G. D._ Grand Duke, Grand Duchess.
_Gen._ General.
_Gen._ Genesis; Genitive.
_Gend._ Gender.
_Genit._ Genitive.
_Gent._ Gentleman, gentlemen.
_Geo._ George; Georgia.
_Geog._ Geography, geographical.
_Geol._ Geology, geological.
_Geom._ Geometry, geometrical.
_Ger._, _Germ._ German.
_Gi._ Gill, gills.
_G. L._ Grand Lodge.
_G. M._ Grand Master.
_Go._, _Goth._ Gothic.
_G. O. P._ Grand Old Party.
_Gov._ Governor.
_Gov.-Gen._ Governor-General.
_Govt._ Government.
_G. P.-O._ General Post-Office.
_gr._ Grain, grains; Gross.
_Gr._ Great; Greek.
_Gram._ Grammar, grammatical.
_gro._ Gross.
_G. T._ Good Templars; Grand Tyler.
_gtt._ (Lat. _gutta_ or _guttæ_). Drop _or_ drops.
_H._ Hour, hours.
_H. B. M._ His (_or_ Her) Britannic Majesty.
_H. C._ Heralds’ College; House of Commons.
_H. C. M._ His (_or_ Her) Catholic Majesty.
_h. e._ (Lat. _hoc est, hic est_). That (_or_ this) is.
_Heb._, _Hebr._ Hebrew, Hebrews.
_Her._ Heraldry, heraldic.
_Hf.-bd._ Half-bound.
_H. H._ His (or Her) Highness; His Holiness (the pope).
_Hhd._ Hogshead, hogsheads.
_H. I. H._ His (or Her) Imperial highness.
_Hind._ Hindu, Hindustan, Hindustani.
_Hist._ History, historical.
_H. J._, _H. J. S._ (Lat. _hic jacet, hic jacet sepultus_). Here lies,
Here lies buried.
_H. M._ His (or Her) Majesty.
_H. M. S._ His (or Her) Majesty’s Service, Ship, or Steamer.
_Hon._, _Honble._ Honorable.
_Hor._, _Horol._ Horology, horological.
_Hort._, _Hortic._ Horticulture, horticultural.
_H. P._ Half-pay; High Priest; Horse power.
_H. R._ House of Representatives.
_H. R. E._ Holy Roman Empire, _or_ Emperor.
_H. R. H._ His (_or_ Her) Royal Highness.
_Hun._, _Hung._ Hungary, Hungarian.
_Hund._ Hundred, hundreds.
_Hydraul._ Hydraulics.
_Hydros._ (See _Hyd_.)
_Hypoth._ Hypothesis, hypothetical.
_I._ Island.
_Ia._ Iowa.
_Ib._, _Ibid._ (Lat. _ibidem_). In the same place.
_Icel._ Iceland, Icelandic.
_Ich._, _Ichth._ Ichthyology.
_Id._ (Lat. _idem_). The same.
_Ida._ Idaho.
_i. e._ (Lat. _id est_). That is.
_I. H. S._ (Lat. _Iesus_ [or _Jesus_] _Hominum Salvator_). Jesus the
Savior of Men.
_Ill._ Illinois.
_Imp._ (Lat. _imperator_). Emperor; Imperial; impersonal.
_Imp._, _Imperf._ Imperfect.
_in._ Inch, inches.
_Incog._ (Ital. _incognito, incognita_). Unknown.
_Ind._ India, Indian; Indiana.
_Indic._ Indicative.
_Ind. Ter._ Indian Territory.
_Inf._, _Infin._ Infinitive.
_In loc._ (Lat. _in loco_). In its place.
_I. N. R. I._ (Lat. _Iesus_ [or _Jesus_] _Nazarenus Rex Iudæorum_ [or
_Judæorum_]). Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews.
_Ins._, _Insur._ Insurance.
_Ins.-Gen._ Inspector-General.
_Inst._ Instant; the present month; Institute, Institution.
_Int._ Interest.
_Int. Dept._ Department of the Interior.
_Interj._ Interjection.
_Intrans._ Intransitive.
_In trans._ (Lat. _in transitu_). On the passage.
_Int. Rev._ Internal Revenue.
_Introd._ Introduction.
_Io._ Iowa.
_I. O. F._ Independent Order of Foresters.
_I. O. G. T._ Independent Order of Good Templars.
_I. O. O. F._ Independent Order of Oddfellows.
_I. O. R. M._ Improved Order of Red Men.
_I. O. S. M._ Independent Order of Sons of Malta.
_I. O. U._ I owe you.
_i. q._ (Lat. _idem quod_). The same as.
_Ir._ Ireland, Irish.
_Irreg._ Irregular.
_Is._, _Isa._ Isaiah.
_I. S._ Irish Society.
_Isl._ Island.
_I. S. M._ Jesus Salvator Mundi.
_It._, _Ital._ Italy; Italic; Italian.
_Itin._ Itinerary.
_J._ Judge; Justice.
_J. A._ Judge-Advocate.
_Jac._ Jacob, Jacobus (= James).
_Jan._ January.
_J. A. G._ Judge Advocate General.
_J. C._ Jesus Christ.
_J. C. D._ (Lat. juris _civilis doctor_). Doctor of Civil Law.
_J. D._ (Lat. _jurum doctor_), Doctor of Laws.
_Jer._ Jeremiah.
_J. H. S._ [_I. H. S._]
_Jno._ John.
_Jon._, _Jona._ Jonathan.
_Jos._ Joseph.
_Josh._ Joshua.
_Jour._ Journal.
_J. P._ Justice of the Peace.
_Jr._ Juror; Junior.
_J. U. D._ (Lat. _Juris utriusque doctor_). Doctor of both laws (_i.
e._, of civil and canon law).
_Jud._ Judith.
_Judg._ Judges.
_Jul._ July; Julius; Julian.
_Jun._ June.
_Jun._, _Junr._ Junior.
_Juris._ Jurisprudence.
_K._ King; Knight.
_Kan._, _Ks._ Kansas.
_K. B._ Knight of the Bath.
_K. B._ King’s Bench.
_K. C._ King’s Counsel; Knights of Columbus.
_K. C. B._ Knight Commander of the Bath.
_K. C. H._ Knight Commander of the Guelphs of Hanover.
_K. C. M. G._ Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George.
_K. E._ Knight of the Eagle.
_Ken._, _Ky._ Kentucky.
_K. G._ Knight of the Garter.
_K. G. E._ Knight of the Golden Eagle.
_K. G. C._ Knight of the Grand Cross.
_K. G. C. B._ Knight of the Grand Cross of the Bath.
_K. G. F._ Knight of the Golden Fleece.
_K. G. H._ Knight of the Guelphs of Hanover.
_Kilog._ Kilogramme.
_Kilom._, _Kilo._ Kilometre.
_Kingd._ Kingdom.
_K. L. H._ Knight of the Legion of Honor.
_K. M._ Knight of Malta.
_Kn. N. S._ Knight of the Loyal Northern Star (Sweden).
_Knick._ Knickerbocker.
_Knt._ Knight.
_K. of P._ Knights of Pythias.
_Ks._ Kansas.
_K. S._ Knight of the Sword (Sweden).
_Kt._ Knight.
_K. T._ Knight of the Thistle; Knight Templar.
_K. T. S._ Knight of Tower and Sword (Portugal).
_Ky._ Kentucky.
_L._ Latin; Lake; Lord; Lady.
_L._, _l_, £. (Lat. _libra_). Pound, pounds (sterling).
_L._, _lb._ ℔ lb. (Lat. _libra_). Pound, pounds (weight).
_La._ Louisiana.
_L. A._ Law Agent; Literate in Arts.
_Lam._ Lamentations.
_Lat._ Latin; Latitude.
_lb._ Pound, pounds (weight).
_L. c._ Lower case (in printing).
_L. c._, _loc. cit._ (Lat. _loco citato_). The place cited.
_L. C._ Lord Chamberlain; Lord Chancellor.
_L. C. J._ Lord Chief-Justice.
_Ldp._ Lordship.
_Leg._, _Legis._ Legislature, legislative.
_Leip._ Leipsic.
_Lev._ Leviticus.
_Lex._ Lexicon.
_Lexicog._ Lexicography, lexicographer, lexicographical.
_L. G._ Life Guards.
_L. Ger._ Low German or Platt Deutsch.
_L. H. D._ Doctor of Humanities.
_L. I._ Light Infantry; Long Island.
_Lib._ (Lat. _liber_). Book.
_Lib._ Library, librarian.
_Lieut._, _Lt._ Lieutenant.
_Lieut.-col._ Lieutenant-colonel.
_Lieut.-gen._ Lieutenant-general.
_Lieut.-gov._ Lieutenant-governor.
_lin._ Lineal, or right-line measures; _e. g._, lin. yd.; lin. ft.,
etc.
_Linn._ Linnæus, Linné, Linnæan.
_Liq._ Liquor, liquid.
_Lit._ Literally, literature, library.
_Lit. D._, _Litt. D._ (Lat. _literarum doctor_). Doctor of Literature.
_Lith._ Lithography.
_Liv._ Livre.
_LL. B._ (Lat. _legum baccalaureus_). Bachelor of Laws.
_LL. D._ (Lat. _legum doctor_). Doctor of Laws.
_LL. M._ Master of Laws.
_L. M._ Long metre.
_Lon._, _Lond._ London.
_Lon._, _Long._ Longitude.
_Loq._ (Lat. _loquitur_). He (_or_ she) speaks.
_Lou._ Louisiana.
_L. S._ (Lat. _locus sigilli_). Place of the seal.
_L._ _s._ _d._ (Lat. _libræ_, _solidi_, _denarii_). Pounds, shillings,
pence.
_Lt._ Lieutenant.
_Lt. Inf._ Light Infantry.
_Luth._ Lutheran.
_m._ Married; Masculine; Mètre, mètres; Mile, miles; Minute, minutes.
_M._ Marquis; Middle; Monday; Morning; Monsieur.
_M._ (Lat. _mille_). Thousand.
_M._ (Lat. _meridies_). Meridian, Noon.
_M. A._ (Master of Arts). [_A. M._]
_Mac._, _Macc._ Maccabees.
_Mad._, _Madm._ Madam.
_Mag._ Magyar; Magazine.
_Maj._ Major.
_Maj.-gen._ Major-general.
_Mal._ Malachi; Malay, Malayan.
_Manuf._ Manufactures, manufacturing.
_Mar._ March; Maritime.
_Marq._ Marquis.
_Mass._ Massachusetts.
_Math._ Mathematics, mathematician, mathematical.
_Matt._ Matthew.
_M. B._ (Lat. _medicinæ baccalaureus_). Bachelor of Medicine.
_M. B._ (Lat. _musicæ baccalaureus_). Bachelor of Music.
_M. C._ Member of Congress; Master of Ceremonies.
_Mch._ March.
_M. D._ (Lat. _medicinæ doctor_). Doctor of Medicine.
_Md._ Maryland.
_Mdlle._ (Fr. _mademoiselle_). Miss.
_Mdse._ Merchandise.
_M. E._ Most Excellent; Military Engineer; Mining Engineer; Mechanical
Engineer.
_M. E._ Methodist Episcopal.
_Me._ Maine.
_Meas._ Measure.
_Mech._ Mechanics, mechanical.
_Med._ Medicine, medical; Mediæval.
_Mem._ Memorandum, memoranda.
_Messrs._ (Fr. _messieurs_). Gentlemen.
_Metall._ Metallurgy.
_Metaph._ Metaphysics; Metaphorically.
_Meteor._ Meteorology, meteorological.
_Meth._ Methodist.
_Mex._ Mexico.
_Mfd._, _Mfs._ Manufactured, manufactures.
_Mfg._ Manufacturing.
_M. H. Ger._ Middle High German.
_M. I. C. E._ Member of the Institute of Civil Engineers.
_Mich._ Michaelmas; Michigan.
_Mid._ Middle; Midshipman.
_Mil._, _Milit._ Military.
_M. I. M. E._ Member of the Institute of Mining Engineers.
_Min._ Mineralogy, mineralogical; Minute, minutes.
_Minn._ Minnesota.
_Min. Plen._ Minister Plenipotentiary.
_Miss._ Mississippi.
_Mlle._ (Fr. _mademoiselle_). Miss.
_MM._ Their Majesties.
_MM._ (Fr. _messieurs_). Gentlemen.
_mm._ Millemetres; Micrometers.
_Mme._ (Fr. _madame_). Madame.
_M. N. A. S._ Member of the National Academy of Sciences.
_Mo._ Missouri; Month.
_Mod._ Modern.
_Mod._ (Ital. _moderato_). Moderately.
_Mon._ Monday.
_Mons._ (Fr. _monsieur_). Sir, Mr.
_Mont._ Montana.
_M. P._ Member of Parliament.
_M. P. P._ Member of Provincial Parliament.
_M. P. S._ Member of the Pharmaceutical Society; Member of the
Philological Society.
_Mr._ Master, Mister.
_M. R. A. S._ Member of the Royal Asiatic Society.
_M. R. C. P._ Member of the Royal College of Physicians.
_M. R. C. S._ Member of the Royal College of Surgeons.
_M. R. G. S._ Member of the Royal Geographical Society.
_M. R. I._ Member of the Royal Institution.
_Mrs._ Mistress (when abbreviated pronounced mis´sis).
_M. S._ Master of Surgery.
_M. S._ Master of Science.
_M. S._ (Lat. _Memoriæ sacrum_). Sacred to the memory of.
_MS._ Manuscript.
_MSS._ Manuscripts.
_Mt._, _Mts._ Mount, mountains.
_Mus._ Museum; Music, musical.
_Mus. B._ (Lat. _Musicæ Baccalaureus_). Bachelor of Music.
_Mus. D._, _Mus. Doc._, _Mus. Doct._ (Lat. _Musicæ Doctor_). Doctor of
Music.
_Myth._ Mythology, mythological.
_N._ Noon; North; Noun; Number; New; Neuter.
_N. A._ North America, North American.
_Nap._ Napoleon.
_Nat._ Natural; National; Natal.
_Nat. Hist._ Natural History.
_Nat. Phil._ Natural Philosophy.
_Naut._ Nautical.
_N. B._ New Brunswick; North Britain (i. e. Scotland).
_N. B._ (Lat. _Nota bene_). Note well, Take notice.
_N. C._ North Carolina.
_N. D._, _N. Dak._ North Dakota.
_N. E._ New England; Northeast.
_Neb._ Nebraska.
_Neg._ Negative, negatively.
_Neth._ Netherlands.
_Neut._ Neuter.
_Nev._ Nevada.
_New Test._, _N. T._ New Testament.
_N. F._ Newfoundland.
_N. H._ New Hampshire.
_N. J._ New Jersey.
_N. Lat._ North Latitude.
_N. M._ New Mexico.
_N. N. E._ North-northeast.
_N. N. W._ North-northwest.
_No._ (Lat. numero). Number.
_nol. pros._ (_nolle prosequi_). To be unwilling to proceed.
_Nom._ Nominative.
_Non con._ Non-content, dissentient. (The formula in which Members of
the House of Lords vote.)
_Non obst._ (Lat. _non obstante_). Notwithstanding.
_Non pros._ (Lat. _non prosequitur_). He does not prosecute.
_Non seq._ (Lat. _non sequitur_). It does not follow (as a
consequence).
_n. o. p._ Not otherwise provided for.
_Nor._, _Norm._ Norman.
_Nor. Fr._, _Norm. Fr._ Norman French.
_Norw._ Norway, Norwegian, Norse.
_Nos._ Numbers.
_Nov._ November.
_N. P._ Notary Public.
_N. S._ New style (since 1752); Nova Scotia.
_N. T._ New Testament.
_Num._, _Numb._ Numbers.
_N. V. M._ Nativity of the Virgin Mary.
_N. W._ Northwest.
_N. W. T._ Northwest Territory.
_N. Y._ New York.
_N. Z._ New Zealand.
_O._ Ohio; Old.
_ob._ (Lat. _obiit._) He (_or_ she) died.
_Ob._, _Obad._ Obadiah.
_Obdt._, _Obt._ Obedient.
_Obj._ Objective.
_Obs._ Obsolete.
_Oct._ October.
_Oct._, _8vo._ Octavo.
_O. H. Ger._ Old High German.
_O. K._ “All correct.”
_Okl._ Oklahoma.
_Old Test._, _O. T._ Old Testament.
_Olym._ Olympiad.
_Op._ Opposite, opposition.
_Opt._ Optative; Optics, optical.
_Ordn._ Ordnance.
_Ore._ Oregon.
_Orig._ Original, originally.
_Ornith._ Ornithology, ornithological.
_O. S._ Old Style (previous to 1752); Old Saxon.
_O. S. A._ Order of St. Augustine.
_O. S. F._ Order of St. Francis.
_O. T._ Old Testament.
_O. U. A. M._ Order of United American Mechanics.
_Oxf._ Oxford.
_Oxon._ (Lat. _Oxonia_, _Oxoniensis_). Oxford; of Oxford.
_Oxonien._ (Lat. _Oxoniensis_). Of Oxford.
_oz._ Ounce. [The _z_ in this contraction and in _viz._, represents an
old symbol (ʒ), used to mark a terminal contraction.]
_P._ Page; Participle; Past; Pole; Port.
_Pa._ Pennsylvania.
_P. a._, _par. a._ Participial adjective.
_Paint._ Painting.
_Pal._, _Palæont._ Palæontology, palæontological.
_Par._ Paragraph.
_Parl._ Parliament, parliamentary.
_Part._ Participle.
_Pass._ Passive.
_Pat._ Patrick.
_Payt._ Payment.
_P.C._ (Lat. _Patres Conscripti_). Conscript Fathers.
_P. C._ Police Constable; Privy Council, Privy Councilor.
_Pd._ Paid.
_P. E._ Protestant Episcopal.
_P. E. I._ Prince Edward Island.
_Penn._ Pennsylvania.
_Pent._ Pentecost.
_Per._, _Pers._ Persia; Persian; Personal.
_Per. an._ (Lat. _per annum_). Yearly.
_Per cent._, _per ct._ (Lat. _per centum_). By the hundred.
_Perf._ Perfect.
_Persp._ Perspective.
_Peruv._ Peruvian.
_Pet._ Peter.
_P. G. M._ Past Grand Master.
_Phar._, _Pharm._ Pharmacy.
_Ph. B._ (Lat. _Philosophiæ Baccalaureus_). Bachelor of Philosophy.
_Ph. D._ (Lat. _Philosophiæ Doctor_). Doctor of Philosophy.
_Phil._, _Phila._ Philadelphia.
_Phil._ Philip; Philippians; Philosophy, philosophical.
_Philol._ Philology.
_Philos._ Philosophy, philosophical.
_Ph. M._ Master of Philosophy.
_Photog._ Photography, photographic, photographer.
_Phren._, _phrenol._ Phrenology, phrenological.
_Phys._ Physics, physical, physiology, physiological.
_Physiol._ Physiology, physiological.
_Pinx._, _Pxt._ (Lat. _pinxit_). He (_or_ she) painted it.
_Pk._ Peck.
_Pl._ Place; Plate; Plural.
_P. L._ Poet Laureate.
_Plff._, _Pltff._ Plaintiff.
_Plu._ Plural.
_Plup._, _Plupf._ Pluperfect.
_Plur._ Plural.
_P. M._ (Lat. _post meridiem_). Afternoon.
_P. M._ Past Master; Peculiar Meter; Postmaster.
_P. M. G._ Postmaster-General.
_P. O._ Post-office.
_P. & O. Co._ Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.
_Pol._ Polish.
_Polit. Econ._ Political Economy.
_P. O. O._ Post-office order.
_Pop._ Population.
_Port._ Portugal, Portuguese.
_Poss._ Possessive.
_pp._ Pages.
_p. p._ Past (or perfect) participle.
_P. P._ (Lat. _pater patriæ_). Father of his country.
_P. C. C._ (Ft. _pour prendre congé_). To take leave. [_T. T. L._]
_Pph._ Pamphlet.
_p. pr._ Present participle.
_Pr._ Present; Priest; Prince.
_P. R._ (Lat. _populus Romanus_). The Roman people.
_P. R. C._ (Lat. _Post Roman conditam_). After the building of Rome.
[_A. U. C._]
_Pref._ Prefix; Preface.
_prep._ Preposition.
_Pres._ President; Present.
_Prim._ Primary.
_Prin._ Principal; Principles.
_Print._ Printing.
_Prob._ Problem; Probable, probably.
_Prof._ Professor.
_Pron._ Pronoun; Pronounced, pronunciation.
_Prop._ Proposition; Properly.
_Pros._ Prosody.
_Pro tem._ (Lat. _pro tempore_). For the time being.
_Prov._ Proverbs, proverbial, proverbially; Provincial, provincially;
Provost.
_Provinc._ Provincial.
_Prox._ (Lat. _proximo_). Next of or of the next month.
_Prs._ Pairs.
_Prus._ Prussia, Prussian.
_P. S._ (Lat. _post scriptum_). Postscript.
_P. S._ Privy Seal.
_Ps._, _Psa._ Psalm, psalms.
_Psychol._ Psychology.
_Pt._ Part; Payment; Point; Port.
_P. T._ Post-town; Pupil teacher.
_Pub._ Public; Published, publisher.
_Pub. Doc._ Public Documents.
_Pwt._ Pennyweight.
_Pxt._ [PINX.]
_Q._, _Qu._ Query; Question.
_Q. d._ (Lat. _quasi dicat_). As if he should say.
_Q. e._ (Lat. _quod est_). Which is.
_Q. E. D._ (Lat. _quod erat demonstrandum_). Which was to be proved.
_Q. E. F._ (Lat. _quod erat faciendum_). Which was to be done.
_Q. E. I._ (Lat. _quod erat inveniendum_). Which was to be found out.
_Q. l._ (Lat. _quantum libel_). As much as you please.
_Q. M._ Quartermaster.
_Q. M._ Gen. Quartermaster-General.
_Qr._ Quarterly; Quire.
_Q. S._ Quarter Sessions.
_Q. s._ (Lat. _quantum sufficit_). A sufficient quantity.
_Qt._ Quart.
_Qu._ Queen; Query; Question.
_Quar._, quart. Quarterly.
_Quar._, _4to._ Quarto.
_Ques._ Question.
_Q. v._ (Lat. _quod vide_). Which see.
_Qu._ Query.
_R._ Railway; Réaumur; River.
_R._ (Lat. _rex_). King; (Lat. _regina_.) Queen.
_R._ (Lat. _recipe_). Take.
_R. A._ Royal Academy, Royal Academician; Rear-Admiral; Royal Arch;
Royal Artillery.
_Rad._ (Lat. _radix_). Root.
_R. C._ Roman Catholic.
_R. E._ Reformed Episcopal.
_Réaum._ Réamur.
_Rec._ Recipe.
_Recd._ Received.
_Recpt._ Receipt.
_Ref._ Reference.
_Ref. Ch._ Reformed Church.
_Ref. Pres._ Reformed Presbyterian.
_Reg._ Regular.
_Reg._, _Regr._ Registrar.
_Reg._, _Regt._ Regiment, regimental.
_Rel. Pron._ Relative Pronoun
_Rem._ Remark, remarks.
_Rep._ Report; Representative.
_Rep._ _Repub._ Republic; Republican.
_Res._ Resolution.
_Retd._ Returned.
_Rev._ Revelation; Revenues; Reverend; Reviews; Revise.
_Revd._ Reverend.
_Revs._ Reverends.
_Rev. Stat._ Revised Statutes.
_R. F. D._ Rural Free Delivery.
_Rhet._ Rhetoric, rhetorical.
_R. I._ Rhode Island.
_Riv._ River.
_R. M. S._ Royal Mail Steamer; Royal Mail Service.
_R. N._ Royal Navy.
_Robt._ Robert.
_Rom._ Roman, Romans.
_Rom. Cath._ Roman Catholic.
_R. P._ Regius Professor.
_R. R._ Railroad.
_R. S. V. P._ (Fr. _Repondez s’il vous plait_). Please reply.
_Rt._ Right.
_Rt. Hon._ Right Honorable.
_Rt. Rev._ Right Reverend.
_R. T. S._ Religious Tract Society
_Rt. Wpful._ Right Worshipful.
_Russ._ Russia, Russian.
_R. V._ Revised Version; Rifle Volunteers.
_Ry._ Railway.
_S._ Saint; Saturday; Section; Shilling; Sign; Signor; Solo; Soprano;
South; Sun; Sunday; Sabbath.
_s._ Second, seconds; See; Singular; Son; Succeeded.
_S. A._ South Africa; South America.
_S. A._ (Lat. _secundem artem_). According to the rules of art.
_Sab._ Sabbath.
_Sam._, _Saml._ Samuel.
_Sam._, _Samar._ Samaritan.
_Sans._, _Sansc._, _Sansk._ Sanscrit, Sanskrit.
_Sat._ Saturday.
_Sax._ Saxon, Saxony.
_S. C._ South Carolina.
_Sc._ [SCIL. SCULL.]
_S. caps._, _Sm. caps._ Small capitals. (In printing.)
_Sc. B._ (Lat. _scientiæ baccalaureus_). Bachelor of Science.
_Sc. D._ (Lat. _scientiæ doctor_). Doctor of Science.
_Sch._ (Lat. _scholium_). A note.
_Sci._ Science.
_Sci. fa._ _Scire facias._
_Scil. Sc._ (Lat. _scilicet_). Namely; to wit.
_Sclav._ Sclavonic.
_Scot._ Scotland, Scotch, Scottish.
_Scr._ Scruple, scruples.
_Scrip._, _Script_, Scripture, scriptural.
_Sculp._ Sculpture.
_Sculp._, _Sculpt._, _Sc._ (Lat. _sculpsit_). He (_or_ she) engraved
it.
_S. D._ Doctor of Science.
_S. D._, _S. Dak._ South Dakota.
_S. E._ Southeast.
_Sec._ Second.
_Sec._, _Sect._ Section.
_Sec._, _Secy._ Secretary.
_Sec. Leg._ Secretary of Legation.
_Sen._ Senate, senator.
_Sen. Doc._ Senate Document.
_Sep._, _Sept._ September.
_Seq._ (Lat. _sequentes_, _sequentia_). The following or the next.
_Serg._, _Sergt._ Sergeant.
_Serg. Maj._ Sergeant-Major.
_Serv._ Servian.
_Sess._ Session.
_S. G._ Solicitor-general.
_Sh._ Shilling, shillings.
_Sing._ Singular.
_S. J._ Society of Jesus.
_S. J. C._ Supreme Judicial Court.
_Skr._ Sanskrit.
_Slav._ Slavonic.
_Soc._, _Socy._ Society.
_Sol.-gen._ Solicitor-general.
_Sp._ Spain, Spanish; Spirit.
_s. p._ (Lat. _sine prole_). Without issue.
_S. P. C. A._ Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
_S. P. C. C._ Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
_S. P. C. K._ Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge.
_Spec._ Special, specially.
_sp. gr._, _s. g._ Specific gravity.
_S. P. Q. R._ (Lat. _Senatus Populusque Romanus_). The Senate and the
People of Rome.
_sq._ Square; _sq. ft._ Square foot, feet; _sq. in._ Square inch,
inches; _sq. m._ Square mile, miles; _sq. yd._ Square yard; _sq. rd._
Square rod.
_Sr._ Senior; sir.
_S. R. I._ (Lat. _Sacrum Romanum Imperium_). The Holy Roman Empire.
_SS._ Saints.
_S. S._ Sunday-school.
_S. S. E._ South-southeast.
_S. S. W._ South-southwest.
_St._ Saint; Stone; Strait; Street.
_st._ (Lat. _stet_). Let it stand (in printing).
_Stat._ Statute, statutes; Statuary.
_S. T. B._ Bachelor of Sacred Theology.
_S. T. D._ (Lat. _sacræ theologiæ doctor_). Doctor of Divinity.
_ster._, _stg._ Sterling.
_Str._ Steamer, steam vessel.
_Subj._ Subjunctive.
_Suff._ Suffix.
_Sun._, _Sund._ Sunday.
_Sup._ Superior; Superlative; Supplement; Supine.
_Sup. Ct._ Supreme Court.
_Supt._ Superintendent.
_Sur._, _Surg._ Surgeon, surgery.
_Sur.-gen._ Surgeon-general.
_Surv._ Surveying, surveyor.
_Surv.-gen._ Surveyor-general.
_S. v._ (Lat. _sub voce_). Under the word or title.
_S. W._ Senior Warden; Southwest.
_Sw._ Sweden, Swedish.
_Switz._ Switzerland.
_Syn._ Synonym, synonymous.
_Synop._ Synopsis.
_Syr._ Syria, Syriac; Syrup.
_T._ Tenor; Ton; Tun; Tuesday.
_Tab._ Table; Tabular statement.
_Tan._ Tangent.
_Tech._ Technical, technically.
_Ten._, _Tenn._ Tennessee.
_Ter._ Territory.
_Term._ Termination.
_Teut._ Teutonic.
_Tex._ Texas.
_Th._ Thomas; Thursday.
_Theo._ Theodore.
_Theol._ Theology.
_Theor._ Theorem.
_Thess._ Thessalonians.
_Tho._, _Thos._ Thomas.
_Thu._, _Thur._, _Thurs._ Thursday.
_Tier._ Tierce.
_Tit._ Title; Titus.
_Tom._ Tome, volume.
_Tonn._ Tonnage.
_Topog._ Topography, topographical.
_Tp._ Township.
_Tr._ Translation, translator, translated; Transpose; Treasurer;
Trustee.
_Trans._ Transaction; Translation, translator, translated.
_Trav._ Travels.
_Treas._ Treasurer.
_Trig._, _Trigon._ Trigonometry, trigonometrical.
_Trin._ Trinity.
_Tu._, _Tues._ Tuesday.
_Turk._ Turkey, Turkish.
_Typ._ Typographer.
_Typog._ Typography, typographical.
_U. C._ (Lat. _urbis conditæ_). From the building of the city--Rome.
[A. U. C.]
_U. K._ United Kingdom.
_Ult._ (Lat. _ultimo_). Last, of the last month.
_um._ Unmarried.
_Unit._ Unitarian.
_Univ._ University.
_Up._ Upper.
_U. P._ United Presbyterian.
_U. S._ United States.
_U. S. A._ United States of America; United States Army.
_U. S. L._ United States Legation.
_U. S. M._ United States mail; United States marine.
_U. S. M. A._ United States Military Academy.
_U. S. N._ United States Navy.
_U. S. N. A._ United States Naval Academy.
_U. S. S._ United States Senate; United States ship or steamer.
_U. S. S. Ct_. United States Supreme Court.
_Usu._ Usual, usually.
_V._ Verb; Verse; Victoria; Violin.
_V._, _vs._ (Lat. _versus_). Against.
_V._ (Lat. _vide_). See.
_V. A._ Vicar Apostolic; Vice-admiral.
_Va._ Virginia.
_Val._ Valve; Value.
_Var._ Variety.
_Vat._ Vatican.
_V. aux._ Verb auxiliary.
_V. C._ Vice-chancellor; Victoria Cross.
_Ven._ Venerable.
_V. G._ Vicar-General.
_V. g._ (Lat. _verbi gratia_). For the sake of example.
_V. i._ Verb intransitive.
_Vice-pres._ Vice-president.
_Vid._ (Lat. _vide_). See.
_V. imp._ Verb impersonal.
_V. irr._ Verb irregular.
_Vis._, _Visc._ Viscount.
_Viz._ (Lat. _videlicet_). Namely; to wit. [OZ.]
_V. n._ Verb neuter.
_Voc._ Vocative.
_Vol._ Volume.
_Vols._ Volumes.
_V. P._ Vice-president.
_V. Rev._ Very Reverend.
_Vs._ (Lat. _versus_). Against.
_V. S._ Veterinary surgeon.
_V. t._ Verb transitive.
_Vt._ Vermont.
_Vul._, _Vulg._ Vulgate.
_vv. ll._ (Lat. _variæ lectiones_). Various readings.
_W._ Wednesday; Week; Welsh; West, western.
_Walt._ Walter.
_Wash._ Washington.
_w. c._ Water closet.
_W. C. A._ Women’s Christian Association.
_W. C. T. U._ Women’s Christian Temperance Union.
_Wed._ Wednesday.
_Wel._ Welsh.
_w. f._ Wrong font (in printing).
_Whf._ Wharf.
_W. I._ West Indies, West Indian.
_Wis._, _Wisc._ Wisconsin.
_Wk._ Week.
_W. Long._ West Longitude.
_Wm._ William.
_W. N. W._ West-northwest.
_Wp._ Worship.
_Wpful._ Worshipful.
_W. S. W._ West-southwest.
_Wt._ Weight.
_W. Va._ West Virginia.
_Wyo._ Wyoming.
_Xm._, _Xmas._ Christmas.
_Y._ Year.
_Yd._ Yard.
_Yds._ Yards.
_Ye._ The; Thee.
_Y. M. C. A._ Young Men’s Christian Association.
_Y. M. Cath. A._ Young Men’s Catholic Association.
_Y. M. H. A._ Young Men’s Hebrew Association.
_Y. P. S. C. E._ Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor.
_Yr._ Year; Younger; Your.
_Ys._ Years; Yours.
_Y. W. C. A._ Young Women’s Christian Association.
_Zach._ Zachary.
_Zech._ Zechariah.
_Z. G._, _Zoo._ Zoölogical Gardens.
_Zoöl._ Zoölogy, zoölogical.