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Commonly used Latin abbreviations
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- 1ADanno Domini - in the year of the Lord
- 2a.i.ad interim - temporarily
- 3A.M.Ante Meridiem - before midday
- 4c.,circa - around, approximately
- 5cf.confer - "bring together" and hence "compare"
- 6cp.compare
- 7Cpceteris paribus - "all other things being equal"
- 8C.V.curriculum vitae - "course of life" (used for resume)
- 9cwt.centum weight - "Hundredweight"
- 10D.V.Deo volente - "God willing"
- 11DG, D.G. or DEI GRADei gratia - "by the grace of God"
- 12et al.et alii - "and others" (usually co-workers)
- 13etc.et cetera - "and the others", "and the rest"
- 14e.g.exempli gratia - for example/ for instance
- 15ibid.ibidem - in the same place (book, etc.)
- 16i.a.inter alia- "among other things
- 17i.e.id est - that is/in other words
- 18M.O.modus operandi - method of operating
- 19N.B.nota bene - note well
- 20op. cit.opere citato - the work cited
- 21p.a.per annum - through a year
- 22P.M.Post Meridiem - after midday
- 23pro tem.pro tempore - for the time being/temporarily
- 24P.S.post scriptum - after what has been written
- 25Q.E.D.quod erat demonstrandum - which was to be demonstrated
- 26Rein re - in the matter of/concerning
- 27s.o.s.si opus sit - if there is need/if necessary
- 28Sic.sic erat scriptum / "Thus it was written"
- 29stat.statim/ immediately
- 30viz.videlicet - precisely/ that is to say
- 31vs.versus/against
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