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List Of Abbreviations
Flag of CARICOM.svg Bandera MRL.png Flag of the ERP.svg Flag of the Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity.svg Lists of abbreviations contain abbreviations and acronyms in different languages and fields. They include Latin and English abbreviations and acronyms. Classical abbreviations *List of classical abbreviations (Latin abbreviations that occur in the writings and inscriptions of the Romans) *List of Latin abbreviations (Common Latin abbreviations that have been adopted by Modern English) *List of medieval abbreviations (Abbreviations used by ancient and medieval scribes writing in various languages, including Latin, Greek, Old English and Old Norse) English language abbreviations Lists of abbreviations in the English language: * Athletics abbreviations * List of business and finance abbreviations * List of computing and IT abbreviations * List of ecclesiastical abbreviations * List of energy abbreviations * List of abbreviations in photography * List of glossing abbrevia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbreviation
An abbreviation (from Latin ''brevis'', meaning ''short'') is a shortened form of a word or phrase, by any method. It may consist of a group of letters or words taken from the full version of the word or phrase; for example, the word ''abbreviation'' can itself be represented by the abbreviation ''abbr.'', ''abbrv.'', or ''abbrev.''; ''NPO'', for nil (or nothing) per (by) os (mouth) is an abbreviated medical instruction. It may also consist of initials only, a mixture of initials and words, or words or letters representing words in another language (for example, e.g., i.e. or RSVP). Some types of abbreviations are acronyms (some pronounceable, some initialisms) or grammatical contractions or crasis. An abbreviation is a shortening by any of these or other methods. Different types of abbreviation Acronyms, initialisms, contractions and crasis share some semantic and phonetic functions, and all four are connected by the term "abbreviation" in loose parlance. A initialism is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
