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

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

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

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

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..

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

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

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

Abbreviation :: Abbreviation (n.) One dash, or more, through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, or demi-semiquavers..

I. E. :: I. e. () Abbreviation of Latin id est, that is..

Ipecac :: Ipecac (n.) An abbreviation of Ipecacuanha, and in more frequent use..

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

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

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

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

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..

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..

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

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)..

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

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