ABBREVIATIONS

abbr. – abbreviated / abbreviation

adj. – adjective, adjourned

Advt. – Advertisement

A.M. – Ante meridian (before noon)

amt. – amount

ans. – Answer

Apr. – April

Aug. – August

B.A – Bachelors of Arts

B.B.C. – British Broadcasting Corporation

B.C. – Before Christ

B. Com. – Bachelor of Commerce

B. Sc. – Bachelor of Science

B.P. – Blood Pressure

B.O.A.C – British Overseas Airways Corporation

Capt. – Captain

Cf. – Confer, Compare

Chap. – Chapter

C.I.D – Criminal Investigation Department

Cm. – Centimetre

Co. – Company

c/o. – Company

cp. – compare

D. – dollar

Dec. – December

deg. – degree

dft. – draft

dict. – dictionary

dis. – discount, discoverer

D.Litt. – Doctor of Literature

D.L.O – Dead Letter Office

do – ditto [the same as aforesaid]

D.Phil. – Doctor of Philosophy

dpt. – department

Dr. – debtor, doctor

D.C. – direct current, Deputy Commissioner

E. – East, English

E and O. – errors and omissions excepted

Ed. – editor

Eng. – England

Engr. – engineer

esp. – especially

Eaq. / Esqr – esquire

E.t. – established

E.t. – English Translation

etc. – et cetera, and the other,

ex. – example

F. [Fahr] – Fahrenheit

f. – following

fam. – family

Feb. – February

fem. – feminine

ff. – folios [pl], following [pl]

Fig – figure

f.o.r. – free on rail

fft. – foot, feet, fort

g. – gram

gaz. – gazette

Gen. – General

gen. – gender

G.P.O. – General Post Office

Gr. – Greek

H. – Hydrogen

h., hr – hour

Hon – Honourable

H.Q – Headquarters

I.A – Indian Army

ib. – ibid., ibidem. in the same place

id. – idem, the same

i.e. – id. est, that is

I.G. – Inspector General

inst. – instant, the present month

int. – interest, interior, interpreter

intro. – Introduction

introd – Introduction

inv. – invoice

J. – Judge, Justice

Jan. – January

Junc. – Junction

kc. – Kilocycle

kg. – kilogram

km. – kilometre

k.w. – kilo wats

Lat. – Latin

lat. – latitude

lab. – laboratory

lang. – language

lb. – libra, pound

Lt. – Lieutenant

Lt.–Gen — Lieutenant-General

Ltd. – Limited

Ltd. Gov. – Lieutenant Governor

mag. – magazine

Maj. – Major

Mar. – March

marg. – margin, marginal

mas. / mase — masculine

M.B. – Medicine Bacclaureus

M.D. – Medicine doctor. Doctor of Medicine

med.– medical, medicine, mediaeval

messrs. – Messieurs [Fr.] sirs; used as plural of Mr.

min. – minimum, minute

misc. – miscellaneous

ml. – millilitre

M.L.A. – Member of Legislative Assembly

M.L.C. – Member of Legislative Council

mm. – millimetre [s]

M.O. – Medical Officer

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