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

''sblood :: 'Sblood (interj.) An abbreviation of God's blood; -- used as an oath.

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

Mr. :: Mr. () The customary abbreviation of Mister in writing and printing. See Master, 4..

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

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

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

Shorthand :: Shorthand (n.) A compendious and rapid method or writing by substituting characters, abbreviations, or symbols, for letters, words, etc.; short writing; stenography. See Illust. under Phonography..

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..

Abbreviature :: Abbreviature (n.) An abbreviation; an abbreviated state or form.

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

Symbol :: Symbol (n.) Any character used to represent a quantity, an operation, a relation, or an abbreviation..

Do. :: Do. (n.) An abbreviation of Ditto.

Middy :: Middy (n.) A colloquial abbreviation of midshipman.

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

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..

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

Abbreviation :: 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..

Sis :: Sis (n.) A colloquial abbreviation of Sister.

Cong :: Cong (n.) An abbreviation of Congius.

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