=A.B.= or Bachelor of Arts.
=B.A.=
=Acct.= Account.
=A.D.= In the year of our Lord.
=Ala.= Alabama.
=A.M.= Before noon (_ante meridian_).
=A.M.= or =M.A.= Master of Arts.
=Anon.= Anonymous.
=Ark.= Arkansas.
=Aug.= August.
=Ave.= Avenue.
=B.C.= Before Christ.
=B.C.= British Columbia.
=B.C.L.= Bachelor of Civil Law.
=B.D.= Bachelor of Divinity.
=B. Pæd.= Bachelor of Pedagogy.
=Cal.= California.
=Capt.= Captain.
=Co.= Company.
=Co.= County.
=C.E.= Civil Engineer.
=C.O.D.= Cash on Delivery.
=Col.= Colonel.
=Col.= Colorado.
=Conn.= Connecticut.
=Cr.= Credit.
=Cr.= Creditor.
=D.C.= District of Columbia.
=D.C.L.= Doctor of Civil Law.
=D.D.= Doctor of Divinity.
=Dec.= December.
=Del.= Delaware.
=do.= The same (_ditto_).
=Dr.= Debtor.
=Dr.= Doctor.
=D. Pæd.= Doctor of Pedagogy.
=E.= East.
=e.g.= For example (_exempli gratia_).
=Esq.= Esquire.
=etc.= And others; and so forth.
=Feb.= February.
=Fla.= Florida.
=F.R.S.= Fellow of the Royal Society.
=Ga.= Georgia.
=Gen.= General.
=Gov.= Governor.
=Gov.-Gen.= Governor-General.
=Hon.= Honorable.
=Ill.= Illinois.
=Ind.= Indiana.
=inst.= Instant—the present month.
=Jan.= January.
=Jr.= or Junior.
=Jun.=
=Kan.= Kansas.
=Kee.= Keewatin.
=Ky.= Kentucky.
=La.= Louisiana.
=Lab.= Labrador.
=L.I.= Long Island.
=Lieut.= Lieutenant.
=Lieut.-Col.= Lieutenant-Colonel.
=Lieut.-Gov.= Lieutenant-Governor.
=LL.B.= Bachelor of Laws.
=LL.D.= Doctor of Laws.
=Maj.-Gen.= Major-General.
=Man.= Manitoba.
=Mass.= Massachusetts.
=M.B.= Bachelor of Medicine.
=M.D.= Doctor of Medicine.
=Md.= Maryland.
=Me.= Maine.
=Messrs.= Gentlemen (_Messieurs_).
=Mich.= Michigan.
=Minn.= Minnesota.
=Miss.= Mississippi.
=Mlle.= Mademoiselle.
=Mo.= Missouri.
=Mon.= Monday.
=Mont.= Montana.
=M.L.A.= Member of Legislative Assembly.
=M.P.= Member of Parliament.
=M.P.P.= Member of Provincial Parliament.
=Mr.= Mister.
=Mrs.= Mistress.
=Ms.= Manuscript.
=Mss.= Manuscripts.
=N.= North.
=N.B.= Note well (_nota bene_).
=N.B.= New Brunswick.
=Neb.= Nebraska.
=Nev.= Nevada.
=N.C.= North Carolina.
=N. Dak.= North Dakota.
=Nfld.= Newfoundland.
=N.H.= New Hampshire.
=N.J.= New Jersey.
=No.= Number.
=Nov.= November.
=N.S.= Nova Scotia.
=N.Y.= New York.
=O.= Ohio.
=Oct.= October.
=Ont.= Ontario.
=Or.= Oregon.
=p.= Page.
=Pa.= Pennsylvania.
=per cent.= By the hundred.
=Ph.B.= Bachelor of Philosophy.
=Ph.D.= Doctor of Philosophy.
=P.M.= Afternoon (_post meridian_).
=P.M.= Post Master.
=P.O.= Post Office.
=pp.= Pages.
=Pres.= President.
=Prof.= Professor.
=Pro tem.= For the time being (_pro tempore_).
=prox.= Next month (_proximo_).
=P.S.= Postscript (_post scriptum_).
=Que.= Quebec.
=Rev.= Reverend.
=R.I.= Rhode Island.
=R.R.= Railroad.
=Rt. Rev.= Right Reverend.
=S.= South.
=Sask.= Saskatchewan.
=Sept.= September.
=Sr.= or Senior.
=Sen.=
=S.C.= South Carolina.
=S. Dak.= South Dakota.
=Sat.= Saturday.
=ss.= Steamship.
=St.= Street.
=Sun.= Sunday.
=Supt.= Superintendent.
=Tenn.= Tennessee.
=Tex.= Texas.
=Thurs.= Thursday.
=Tues.= Tuesday.
=ult.= Last month (_ultimo_).
=U.S.= United States.
=U.S.A.= United States Army.
=U.S.A.= United States of America.
=Va.= Virginia.
=Vs.= Against (_versus_).
=Vt.= Vermont.
=W.= West.
=Wed.= Wednesday.
=Wis.= Wisconsin.
=Wash.= Washington.
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