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

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

Muck :: Muck () abbreviation of Amuck.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)..

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

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

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.

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

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

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..

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..

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..

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