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Abbreviation (n.) The form to which a word or phrase is reduced by contraction and omission; a letter or letters, standing for a word or phrase of which they are a part; as, Gen. for Genesis; U.S.A. for United States of America..

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Symbol :: Symbol (n.) An abbreviation standing for the name of an element and consisting of the initial letter of the Latin or New Latin name, or sometimes of the initial letter with a following one; as, C for carbon, Na for sodium (Natrium), Fe for iron (Ferrum), Sn for tin (Stannum), Sb for antimony (Stibium), etc. See the list of names and symbols under Element..

''twixt :: 'Twixt () An abbreviation of Betwixt, used in poetry, or in colloquial language..

Sigla :: Sigla (n. pl.) The signs, abbreviations, letters, or characters standing for words, shorthand, etc., in ancient manuscripts, or on coins, medals, etc..

Red :: Red (n.) An abbreviation for Red Republican. See under Red, a..

Breviature :: Breviature (n.) An abbreviature; an abbreviation.

Yank :: Yank (n.) An abbreviation of Yankee.

Cause :: Cause (conj.) Abbreviation of Because.

Signature :: Signature (v. t.) That part of a prescription which contains the directions to the patient. It is usually prefaced by S or Sig. (an abbreviation for the Latin signa, imperative of signare to sign or mark)..

Non Pros. :: Non pros. () An abbreviation of Non prosequitur.

''neath :: 'Neath (prep. & adv.) An abbreviation of Beneath.

Pyro :: Pyro (n.) Abbreviation of pyrogallic acid.

Abbreviation :: Abbreviation (n.) The result of abbreviating; an abridgment.

Sforzato :: Sforzato (a.) Forcing or forced; -- a direction placed over a note, to signify that it must be executed with peculiar emphasis and force; -- marked fz (an abbreviation of forzando), sf, sfz, or /..

Muck :: Muck () abbreviation of Amuck.

Abridgment :: Abridgment (n.) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation..

Penny :: Penny (n.) An English coin, formerly of copper, now of bronze, the twelfth part of an English shilling in account value, and equal to four farthings, or about two cents; -- usually indicated by the abbreviation d. (the initial of denarius)..

Aid :: Aid (v. t.) An aid-de-camp, so called by abbreviation; as, a general's aid..

C. G. S. :: C. G. S. () An abbreviation for Centimeter, Gram, Second. -- applied to a system of units much employed in physical science, based upon the centimeter as the unit of length, the gram as the unit of weight or mass, and the second as the unit of time..

Ideogram :: Ideogram (n.) A symbol used for convenience, or for abbreviation; as, 1, 2, 3, +, -, /, $, /, etc..

Hyp :: Hyp (n.) An abbreviation of hypochonaria; -- usually in plural.