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Master :: Master (n.) A title given by courtesy, now commonly pronounced mister, except when given to boys; -- sometimes written Mister, but usually abbreviated to Mr..

Versus :: Versus (prep.) Against; as, John Doe versus Richard Roe; -- chiefly used in legal language, and abbreviated to v. or vs..

Decrescendo :: Decrescendo (a. & adv.) With decreasing volume of sound; -- a direction to performers, either written upon the staff (abbreviated Dec., or Decresc.), or indicated by the sign..

Abbreviate :: Abbreviate (v. t.) To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken..

Ultimo :: Ultimo () In the month immediately preceding the present; as, on the 1st ultimo; -- usually abbreviated to ult. Cf. Proximo..

Notation :: Notation (n.) Any particular system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in art or science, to express briefly technical facts, quantities, etc. Esp., the system of figures, letters, and signs used in arithmetic and algebra to express number, quantity, or operations..

New Year''s Day :: New Year's Day () the first day of a calendar year; the first day of January. Often colloquially abbreviated to New year's or new year.

Messieurs :: Messieurs (n. pl.) Sirs; gentlemen; -- abbreviated to Messrs., which is used as the plural of Mr..

Abbreviated :: Abbreviated (imp. & p. p.) of Abbreviat.

Period :: Period (n.) The punctuation point [.] that marks the end of a complete sentence, or of an abbreviated word..

Abbreviatory :: Abbreviatory (a.) Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.

Abbreviate :: Abbreviate (n.) An abridgment.

Breviate :: Breviate (v. t.) To abbreviate.

Abbreviate :: Abbreviate (a.) Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.

Bastard :: Bastard (n.) Abbreviated, as the half title in a page preceding the full title page of a book..

Metencephalon :: Metencephalon (n.) The posterior part of the brain, including the medulla; the afterbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to meten..

Mister :: Mister (n.) A title of courtesy prefixed to the name of a man or youth. It is usually written in the abbreviated form Mr.

Ladykin :: Ladykin (n.) A little lady; -- applied by the writers of Queen Elizabeth's time, in the abbreviated form Lakin, to the Virgin Mary..

Scandalum Magnatum :: Scandalum magnatum () A defamatory speech or writing published to the injury of a person of dignity; -- usually abbreviated scan. mag.

Videlicet :: Videlicet (adv.) To wit; namely; -- often abbreviated to viz.

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