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The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary is often used as a source for definitions, as its copyright has expired so it is in the public domain. Numerous abbreviations, sometimes not intuitive, appear in the source; this page catalogs them for reference.
A
- a., adj. = adjective
- abbrev. = abbreviated
- abl. = ablative
- Abp. = Archbishop
- acc. = accusative
- Acous. = Acoustics
- act. = active
- adv. = adverb
- Agric. = Agriculture
- Alban. = Albanian
- Alg. = Algebra
- Am., Amer. = America, American
- Am. = Amos
- Am. Cyc. = Appleton’s American Cyclopedia
- Anal. Geom. = Analytical Geometry
- Anat. = Anatomy
- Anc. = Ancient, anciently
- Angl. Ch. = Anglican Church
- Antiq. = Aniquities
- aor. = aorist
- Ar. = Arabic
- Arch. = Architecture
- Arch. Pub. Soc. = Architectural Pub. Society
- Arith. = Arithmetic
- Arm., Armor. = Armorican
- AS. = Anglo-Saxon. We classify this as “Old English”, so use
{{etyl|ang}} .
- Astrol. = Astrology
- Astron. = Astronomy
- aug. = augmentative
B
- Bank. = Banking
- Beau. & Fl. = Beaumont & Fletcher
- B. & Fl. = Beaumont & Fletcher
- Bib. = Biblical
- Bib. Sacra = Bibliotheca Sacra
- Bibliog. = Bibliography
- Biol. = Biology
- Bisc. = Biscayan
- B. Jon. = Ben Jonson
- Bk. of Com. Prayer = Book of Common Prayer
- Blackw. Mag. = Blackwood’s Magazine
- Bohem. = Bohemian
- Bot. = Botany, botanical
- Bp. = Bishop
- Brande & C. = Brande & Cox
- Braz. = Brazilian
- Brit. Critic = British Critic
- Brit. Quar. Rev. = British Quarterly Review
- Burl. = Burlesque
C
- C. = Centigrade
- Cant. = Canticles (Song of Solomon)
- Carp. = Carpentry
- Catal. = Catalan
- Cath. Dict. = Catholic Dictionary
- Celt. = Celtic
- cf. = confer
- Ch. = Church
- Chald. = Chaldee
- Chem. = Chemistry
- Ch. Hist. = Church History
- Chin. = Chinese
- Chron. = Chronology, Chronicles
- Civ. = Civil
- Class. = Classical
- Class. Myth. = Classical Mythology
- Col. = Colossians
- colloq., coll. = colloquial, colloquially
- Com. = Commerce, Common
- comp. = compound, compounded, composition
- compar. = comparative
- conj. = conjunction
- Con. Sect. = Conic Sections
- contr. = contracted, contraction
- Copt. = Coptic
- Corn. = Cornish
- corrupt. = corrupted, corruption
- Cotgr. = Cotgrave
- Cyc. Med. = Cyclopedia of Practical Medicine
- Crim. Law = Criminal Law
- Crystallog. = Crystallography
- Cyc. = Cyclopedia
D
- D. = Dutch (sometimes Daniel)
- Dan. = Danish
- dat. = dative
- def. = definitions
- Deut. = Deuteronomy
- Dial. = Dialectic
- dim. = diminutive
- Diosc. = dioscorides
- Disp. = Dispensatory
- Disus. = Disused
- Dom. Econ. = Domestic Economy
- Dublin Univ. Mag. = Dublin University Magazine
- Dyn. = Dynamics
E
- E. = English
- Eccl. = Ecclesiastical, Ecclesiastes
- Eccl. Hist. = Ecclesiastical History
- Ecclus. = Ecclesiasticus
- Eclec. Rev. = Eclectic Review
- Ed. Rev. = Edinburgh Review
- e. g. = <it>exempli gratia</it> (for example)
- Egypt. = Egyptian
- Elect. = Electricity, Electrical
- emph. = emphatic
- Encyc. = Encyclopedia
- Encyc. Amer. = Encyclopedia Americana
- Encyc. Crit. = Encyclopedia Britannica
- Encyc. Dict. = Hunter’s Encyclopedic Dictionary
- Eng. = England, English
- Eng. = Engraving
- Eng. Cyc. = English Cyclopedia
- Engin. = Engineering
- Eol. = Eolic
- Eph., Ephes. = Ephesians
- equiv. = equivalent
- Esd. = Esdras
- esp. = especially
- Etch. & Eng. = Etching & Engraving
- Ethnol. = Ethnology
- etym., etymol. = etymology
- Ex., Exod. = Exodus
- Ezek. = Ezekiel
F
- F. = French
- f., fem. = feminine
- Fahr. = Fahrenheit
- Far. = Farriery
- Feud. = Feudal
- Fig. = Figurative, figuratively
- Fin. = Finnish
- For. Quart. Rev. = Foreign Quarterly Review
- Fort. = Fortification
- Fr. = French
- fr. = from
- freq. = frequentative
- Fries. = Friesic
- fut. = future
G
- G. = German – use
{{etyl|de}}
- Gael. = Gaelic
- Gal. = Galen
- Gal. = Galatians
- Galv. = Galvanism
- gen. = generally, genitive
- Geneal. = Genealogy
- Gent. Mag. = Gentleman’s Magazine
- Geog. = Geography
- Geol. = Geology
- Geom. = Geometry
- Ger. = Germanic or German
- Gk. = Greek
- Goth. = Gothic
- Gov. of Tongue = Government of the Tongue
- Gr. = Greek
- Gram. = Grammar
- Gris. = Grisons
- Gun. = Gunnery
H
- H. = High
- Hab. = Habakkuk
- Hag. = Haggai
- Ham. Nav. Encyc. = Hamersly’s Naval Encyclopedia
- Heb. = Hebrew
- Her. = Heraldry
- Hind. = Hindostanee
- Hipp. = Hippocrates
- Hist. = History
- Horol. = Horology
- Hort. = Horticulture
- Hung. = Hungarian
- Hydraul. = Hydraulics
- Hydros. = Hydrostatics
- hypoth. = hypothetical
I
- Icel. = Icelandic
- i. e. = id est (that is)
- Illust. = Illustration, Illustrated
- imp. = imperfect
- Imp. Dict. = Imperial Dictionary
- incho. = inchoative
- ind. = indicative
- indef. = indefinite
- inf. = infinitive
- intens. = intensive
- interj. = interjection
- Internat. Cyc. = International Cyclopeia
- Ion. = Ionic
- i. q. = idem quod(the same as)
- Ir. = Irish
- Is., Isa. = Isaiah
- It. = Italian
J
- Jap. = Japanese
- Jas. = James
- Jav. = Javanese
- Jer. = Jeremiah
- Join. = Joinery
- Josh. = Joshua
- Judg. = Judges
K
L
- L. = Latin
- L. = Low
- Lam. = Lamentations
- Lapp. = Lappish
- Lat. = Latin
- LD. = Low Dutch
- Lett. = Lettish
- Lev. = Leviticus
- LG. = Low German
- LGr. = Low Greek
- Linn. = Linnæus
- Lit., lit. = Literally, literally
- Lit. = Literature
- Lith. = Lithuanian
- LL. = Late Latin –
{{LL.}}
M
- M. = Middle
- m., masc. = masculine
- Maced. = Macedonian
- Mach. = Machinery
- Mad. = Madam
- Mag. = Magazine
- Mal. = Malachi
- Malay. = Malayan
- Man. = Manège
- Manuf. = Manufacturing
- Mar. = Maritime
- Math. = Mathematics, Mathematical
- Matt. = Matthew
- ME. = Middle English –
{{etyl|enm}}
- Mech. = Mechanic
- Med. = Medicine
- Metal. = Metallurgy
- Metaph. = Metaphysics
- Meteor. = Meteorolgy
- mgr. = milligrams
- MHG. = Middle High German –
{{etyl|gmh}}
- Micros. = Microscopy
- Mil. = Military
- Min. = Mineralogy
- Mir. for Mag. = Mirror for Magistrates
- MLG. = Middle Low German
- Moham. = Mohammedan
- Mozley & W. = Mozley & Whiteley
- Mus. = Music
- Myst. = Mysteries
- Myth. = Mythology
N
- N. = New
- n. = noun
- Nat. Hist. = Natural History
- Nat. ord. = Natural order
- Naut. = Nautical
- Nav. = Navy
- Navig. = Navigation
- N. Brit. Rev. = North British Review
- Neh. = Nehemiah
- neut. = neuter
- New Am. Cyc. = New American Cyclopedia
- New Month. Mag. = New Monthly Magazine
- NF. = New French
- NGr. = Mew Greek
- NHeb. = New Hebrew
- NL. = New Latin –
{{NL.}}
- nom. = nominative
- Norm. F. = Norman French
- North Am. Rev. = North American Review
- Norw. = Norwegian
- Num. = Numbers
- Numis. = Numismatics
O
- O. = Old
- Ob. = Obadiah
- obs. = obsolete
- Obsoles. = Obsolescent
- OCelt. = Old Celtic
- OD. = Old Dutch –
{{etyl|odt}}
- ODan. = Old Danish
- OE. = Old English. We classify this as the early part of “Middle English”, so use template
{{etyl|enm}} . See the Webster 1913 entry on “English”
- OF. = Old French –
{{etyl|fro}}
- OFelm. = Old Flemish
- OFris., OFries. = Old Frisian (Old Friesic)-
{{etyl|ofs}}
- OGael. = Old Gaelic
- OGr. = Old Greek
- OHG. = Old High German –
{{etyl|goh}}
- OIcel. = Old Icelandic
- OIt. = Old Italian
- OL. = Old Latin
- Olr. (typo) or OIr = Old Irish –
{{etyl|sga}}
- ON. = Old Norse –
{{etyl|non}}
- OLG. = Old Low German
- OPer. = Old Persian –
{{etyl|peo}}
- OPg. = Old Portuguese
- OPol. = Old Polish
- Opt. = Optics
- orig. = original, originally
- Ornith. = Ornithology
- OS. = Old Saxon –
{{etyl|osx}}
- OSlav. = Old Slavic
- OSp. = Old Spanish –
{{etyl|osp}}
- Oxf. Gloss. = Oxford Glossary of Architecture
P
- p. = participle, page
- p. a. = participial adjective
- Paint. = Painting
- Paleon. = Paleontology
- pass. = passive
- Pathol. = Pathology
- P. Cyc. = Penny Cyclopedia
- Per. = Persian
- perh. = perhaps
- pers. = person
- Persp. = Perspective
- Pert. = Pertaining
- Peruv. = Peruvian
- Pet. = Peter
- Pg. = Portuguese
- Pharm. = Pharmacy, Pharmacopœia
- Phil. = Phillipians
- Philem. = Philemon
- Philol. = Philology
- Philos. = Philosophy
- Phon. = Phonetics
- Photog. = Photography
- Photom. = Photometry
- Phren. = Phrenology
- Phys. = Physics
- Phys. Sci. = Physical Science
- Physiol. = Physiology
- pl. = plural
- Poet. = Poetry, Poetical
- Pol. = Polish
- Pol. Econ. = Political Economy
- Polit. Econ. = Political Economy
- Pop. Sci. Monthly = Polular Science Monthly
- pp. = pages
- P. Plowman = Piers Plowman
- p.p. = past participle
- p.pr., p.ple. = present participle
- Pr. = Provençal
- Pref. = Preface
- pref. = prefix
- prep. = preposition
- pres. = present
- pret. = preterit
- prin. = principally
- Print. = Printing
- priv. = privative
- prob. = probably
- pron. = Pronunciation, pronounced, pronoun
- prop. = properly
- Pros. = Prosody
- prov. = provincial
- Prov. = Provincial
- Prov. = Proverbs
- Ps., Psa. = Psalms
- Pyro.-elect. = Pyro-electricity
Q
- Quart. Rev. = Quarterly Review
- q. v. = quod vide (which see)
R
- R. = Rare
- R. C. = Roman Catholic
- R. C. Ch. = Roman Catholic Church
- Rep. Sec. of War = Report of Secretary of War
- Rev. = Revelation
- Rev. = Review
- Rev. Ver. = Revised Version (of the Bible)
- Rhet. = Rhetoric
- R. of Brunne = Robert of Brunne
- R. of Gl. = Robert of Gloucester
- Rom. = Roman, Romans
- Rom. Cath. = Roman Catholic
- Rom. of R. = Romaunt of the Rose
- Rpts. = reports
- Russ. = Russian
S
- Sam. = Samaritan
- Sam. = Samuel
- Sat. Rev. = Saturday Review
- Sax. = Saxon
- sc. = <it>scilicet</it> (being understood)
- Scand. = Scandinavian
- Sci. = Science
- Sci. Am. = Scientific American
- Scot. = Scotland, Scottish
- Script. = Scripture, Scriptural
- Sculp. = Sculpture
- Serb = Serbian
- Serv. = Servian
- Shak. = Shakespeare
- sing. = singular
- Skr. = Sanskrit
- Slav. = Slavonic
- Sp. = Spanish
- Specif. = Specifically
- Stat. = Statuary
- subj. = subjunctive
- superl. = superlative
- Surg. = Surgery
- Surv. = Surveying
- Sw. = Swedish
- Syd. Soc. Lex. = Sydenham Society Lexicon
- Syn. = Synonyms
- Synop. = Synopsis
- Syr. = Syriac
T
- Tart. = Tartaric
- Teleg. = Telegraphy
- term. = termination
- Test. = Testament
- Theol. = Theology
- Thes. = Thessalonians
- Tim. = Timothy
- Todd & B. = Todd & Bowman
- Trans. = Translation
- Treas. = Treasury
- Trig. = Trigonometry
- Turk. = Turkish
- Typog. = Typography
U
- Univ. = University
- Up. = Upper
- U. S. = United States
- U. S. Disp. = United States Dispensatory
- U. S. Pharm. = United States Pharmacopœia
- U. S. Int. Rev. Statutes = United States Internal Revenue Statutes
- usu. = usually
V
- v. = verb
- v.i. = intransitive verb
- v.t. = transitive verb
- var. = variety
- vb.n. = verbal noun
- Veter. = Veterinary
- Vitr. = Vitruvius
W
- W. = Welsh
- Wall. = Wallachian
- Westm. Cat. = Westminster Catechism
- Westm. Rev. = Westminster Review
Z
- Zech. = Zechariah
- Zeph. = Zephaniah
- Zoöl. = Zoölogy
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