Oxford English Dictionary Abbreviations
Abbreviations in general use, such as 'etc.', 'i.e.', and 'p.m.', are listed and explained as entries in the dictionary itself.
| abbrev. |
abbreviation |
| Aborig. |
Aboriginal |
| adj. |
adjective |
| adv. |
adverb |
| Afr. |
African |
| Afrik. |
Afrikaans |
| alt. |
alteration, altered |
| Amer. |
American |
| appar. |
apparently |
| Arab. |
Arabic |
| assoc. |
associated, association |
| aux. |
auxiliary |
| b. |
born |
| back-form. |
back-formation |
| C (as in C18, C19, etc.) |
century |
| Canad. |
Canadian |
| cent. |
century |
| cf. |
compare with |
| Chin. |
Chinese |
| colloq. |
colloquial |
| comb. form |
combining form |
| compar. |
comparative |
| conj. |
conjunction |
| contr. |
contraction |
| corresp. |
corresponding |
| Dan. |
Danish |
| det. |
determiner |
| dial. |
dialect |
| dimin. |
diminutive |
| Du. |
Dutch |
| E. |
East |
| eccles. |
ecclesiastical |
| Engl. |
English |
| exclam. |
exclamation |
| fem. |
feminine |
| Fr. |
French |
| freq. |
frequently |
| Ger. |
German |
| Gk |
Greek |
| Gmc |
Germanic |
| Heb. |
Hebrew |
| imper. |
imperative |
| Ind. |
Indian |
| Indo-Eur. |
Indo-European |
| infin. |
infinitive |
| interrog. |
interrogative |
| Ir. |
Irish |
| Ital. |
Italian |
| L. |
Latin |
| Latin Amer. Sp. |
Latin American Spanish |
| lit. |
literally |
| masc. |
masculine |
| MDu. |
Middle Dutch |
| ME |
Middle English |
| med. |
medieval |
| Mex. Sp. |
Mexican Spanish |
| Mid. High Ger. |
Middle High German |
| Mid. Low Ger. |
Middle Low German |
| mod. |
modern |
| n. |
noun |
| N. |
North |
| naut. |
nautical |
| neg. |
negative |
| neut. |
neuter |
| north. Engl. |
northern English |
| Norw. |
Norwegian |
| obs. |
obsolete |
| OE |
Old English |
| OFr. |
Old French |
| ON |
Old Norse |
| Old North. Fr. |
Old Northern French |
| orig. |
originally |
| part. |
participle |
| perh. |
perhaps |
| Pers. |
Persian |
| phr. |
phrase |
| phrs |
phrases |
| pl. |
plural |
| pop. |
popular |
| Port. |
Portuguese |
| possess. |
possessive |
| postpos. |
postpositive |
| predet. |
predeterminer |
| prep. |
preposition |
| pres. |
present |
| prob. |
probably |
| pron. |
pronoun |
| pronunc. |
pronunciation |
| ref. |
reference |
| rel. |
related |
| Russ. |
Russian |
| S. |
South |
| Sc. |
Scottish |
| Scand. |
Scandinavian |
| sing. |
singular |
| sl. |
slang |
| Sp. |
Spanish |
| Swed. |
Swedish |
| symb. |
symbol |
| Turk. |
Turkish |
| ult. |
ultimately |
| usu. |
usually |
| v. |
verb |
| var. |
variant |
| vars |
variants |
| W. |
West |
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