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

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

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

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)..

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

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..

Stenophyllous :: Stenography (n.) The art of writing in shorthand, by using abbreviations or characters for whole words; shorthand..

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

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

Blue :: Blue (superl.) Literary; -- applied to women; -- an abbreviation of bluestocking.

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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..

Kilo :: Kilo (n.) An abbreviation of Kilogram.

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..

Mrs. :: Mrs. () The customary abbreviation of Mistress when used as a title of courtesy, in writing and printing..

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