Thomas Davidson

Name: Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary 1908 — List of Abbreviations
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Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary 1908… (1908)

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“Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary 1908 — List of Abbreviations”, published in 1908, is a work by Thomas Davidson. It explores elements such as the Royal Institute of British Architects, the Royal Society and the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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Thomas Davidson, Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary 1908… (1908)

“ F.O. Field-officer; Foreign Office; Full Organ.
fo., fol. Folio.
f.o.b. Free on board.
F.P. Fire-plug.
F.P.S. Fellow of the Philological Society.
Fr. France, French; Friar; Friday.
fr. Fragment; Franc; Frequently;—frcs., Francs.
F.R.A.S. Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society; Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society.
F.R.C.P. Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.
F.R.C.P.E. Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. ”

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“ Q.S. Quarter-Sessions.
q.s., Quantum suff., quantum sufficit=A sufficient quantity.
qt. Quantity; Quart;—qts., Quarts.
Qu. Queen; Question,
qu., quar. Quart, Quarter, Quarterly,
q.v., quod vide=Which see; quantum vis=As much as you will. ”

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“ S. South; Sabbath; Saint; Seconds; Society; Sun.
S.A. South Africa; South America; South Australia.
Sa. Saturday.
s.a., secundum artem=According to art; sine anno=Without date.
S.A.I., Son Altesse Imperiale (Fr.) . His Royal Highness.
Sam. Samuel.
Sarum. Of Salisbury.
S.A.S., Societatis Antiquariorum Socius=Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.
Sat. Saturday.
S.C. South Carolina; Senatus Consuetum=A decree of the Roman Senate. ”

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“ S.P.Q.R., Senatus Populusque Romanus=The Senate and People of Rome.
s.p.s., sine prole superstite=Without surviving issue.
spt. Seaport.
sq. Square.
sq., sequens=The following.
Sr. Senior; Sir.
S.R.I., Sacrum Romanum Imperium=Holy Roman Empire.
S.R.S., Societatis Regiæ Socius=Fellow of the Royal Society.
S.S. Sabbath School.
Ss. Saints.
s.s. Steamship; Screw steamer.
S.S.C. Solicitor before the Supreme Court (Scotland) ; Societas Sancti Crucis=Society of the Holy Cross. ”

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Thomas Davidson, Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary 1908… (1908)

“ A hundredweight—c for centum, a hundred, and wt for weight.
Cyc., Cyclo. Cyclopædia.
Cym. Cymric.
d., dele=Delete; Dead or Died; Deserted; Degree; Denarius or denarii=A penny or pence; Duke.
Dan. Daniel; Danish. ”

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Thomas Davidson, Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary 1908… (1908)

“ C. Centigrade; Catholic; Consul; Court; Congress; Church; Chancellor; Conservative.
c., cap., caput=Chapter.
c. Centime.
c., ct., cent., centum=A hundred.
C.A. Chartered Accountant; Chief Accountant; Commercial Agent; Confederate Army. ”

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Thomas Davidson, Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary 1908… (1908)

“ Person.
per an., per annum=Per year, By the year.
per cent., per ct., per centum=By the hundred.
pers. Person.
Petriburg., Petriburgensis=Of Peterborough.
Pg. Portugal.
Phar., Pharm. Pharmaceutical; Pharmacopœia; Pharmacy.
Ph.B., Philosophiæ Baccalaureus=Bachelor of Philosophy.
Ph.D., Philosophiæ Doctor=Doctor of Philosophy.
Phil. Philippians; Philemon; Philadelphia; Philip.
Phil. Trans. Philosophical Transactions.
phon., phonet. Phonetics.
phonog. Phonography.
phot. Photography.
phr. Phrase.
phys. Physiology; Physics; Physician. ”

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Thomas Davidson, Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary 1908… (1908)

“ M.L.C. Member of Legislative Council.
Mlle. Mademoiselle.
M.M. (Their) Majesties; Martyrs.
Mme., Madame (Fr.) . Madam:—pl. Mmes.
M.N.S. Member of the Numismatical Society.
Mo. Missouri.
mo. Month.
mod. Modern.
mol. wt. Molecular weight. ”

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Thomas Davidson, Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary 1908… (1908)

“ W.S.W. West-south-west.
wt. Weight.
X. or Xt. Christ. (X.=Gr. Ch.)
Xm., Xmas. Christmas.
Xn., Xtian. Christian.
y., yr. Year.
y., yd. Yard.
Ye. The (the Y not being a Y, but as representing the Anglo-Saxon þ) .
Y.M.C.A. Young Men's Christian Association.
yr. Your; Younger.
Yt. That (Y as in Ye) . ”

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Thomas Davidson, Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary 1908… (1908)

“ District Staff Officer.
d.s.p., decessit sine prole=Died without issue.
D.T. Doctor of Theology.
d.t. Delirium tremens.
Dunelm., Dunelmensis=Of Durham.
D.V., Deo volente=God willing, If God will.
d.v.p., decessit vita patris=Died in his father's life-time.
dwt. Pennyweight—d for denarius, penny, and wt for weight.
E. East; English.
ea. Each.
Eben. Ebenezer.
Ebor., Eboracum=York; Eboracensis=Of York.
E.C. Eastern Central; Established Church. ”

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Thomas Davidson, Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary 1908… (1908)

“ I.L.P. Independent Labour Party.
Imp. Imperial; Imperator=Emperor.
imp. Imperfect; Imperative; Imprimatur=Let it be printed.
I.M.S. Indian Medical Service.
in. Inch, Inches.
inc., incorp. Incorporated.
incog., incognito (It.) . Unknown, avoiding publicity.
Ind. Indiana.
I.N.D. Same as I.D.N. (q.v.) .
ind., indic. Indicative.
indecl. Indeclinable.
indef. Indefinite.
Ind. Ter. Indian Territory.
inf., infra=Below; Infantry; Infinitive.
infra dig., infra dignitatem=Beneath one's dignity. ”

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Thomas Davidson, Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary 1908… (1908)

“ C.E. Civil Engineer; Canada East.
Cel. Celsius (scale of—i.e. Centigrade) .
cel. Celebrated.
Celt. Celtic.
cen. Central; Century.
cent., centum=A hundred.
Centig. Centigrade.
cert., certif. Certificate; Certify. ”

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Thomas Davidson, Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary 1908… (1908)

“ R.S.S., also S.R.S., Regiæ Societatis Socius=Fellow of the Royal Society.
R.S.V.P., Répondez, s'il vous plait (Fr.) =Reply, if you please.
Rt. Hon. Right Honourable.
Rt. Rev. Right Reverend.
R.T.S. Religious Tract Society.
Rt. W., Rt. Wpful. Right Worshipful.
R.V. Rifle Volunteers; Revised Version. ”

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