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Signature :: Signature (v. t.) That part of a prescription which contains the directions to the patient. It is usually prefaced by S or Sig. (an abbreviation for the Latin signa, imperative of signare to sign or mark)..

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

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

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

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..

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)..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Abbreviation :: Abbreviation (n.) The act of shortening, or reducing..

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

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..

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..

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

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

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