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a. (in Etym.)adoption of, adopted froma (as a 1850)ante, before, not later thana.adjectiveabbrev.abbreviation (of)abl.ablativeabsol.absolute, -lyAbstr.(in titles) Abstract, -sacc.accusativeAcct.(in titles) AccountA.D.Anno Dominiad. (in Etym.)adaptation ofAdd.Addendaadj.adjectiveAdv.(in titles) Advance,-d, -sadv.adverbadvb.adverbial, -lyAdvt.advertisementAeronaut.(as label) in Aeronautics; (in titles) Aeronautic, -al, -sAF., AFr.Anglo-FrenchAfr.Africa, -nAgric.(as label) in Agriculture; (in titles) Agriculture, -alAlb.AlbanianAmer.AmericanAmer. Ind.American IndianAnat.(as label) in Anatomy; (in titles) Anatomy, -icalAnc.(in titles) AncientAnglo-Ind.Anglo-IndianAnglo-Ir.Anglo-IrishAnn.AnnalsAnthrop., Anthropol.(as label) in Anthropology; (in titles) Anthropology -icalAntiq.(as label) in Antiquities; (in titles) Antiquityaphet.aphetic, aphetizedapp.apparentlyAppl.(in titles) AppliedApplic.(in titles) Application, -sappos.appositive, -lyArab.ArabicAram.AramaicArch.in Architecturearch.archaicArchol.in ArchologyArchit.(as label) in Architecture; (in titles) Architecture, -alArm.Armenianassoc.associationAstr.in AstronomyAstrol.in AstrologyAstron.(in titles) Astronomy, -icalAstronaut.(in titles) Astronautic, -sattrib.attributive, -lyAustral.AustralianAutobiogr.(in titles) Autobiography, -icalA. V.Authorized VersionB.C.Before ChristB. C.(in titles) British Columbiabef.beforeBibliogr.(as label) in Bibliography; (in titles) Bibliography, -icalBiochem.(as label) in Biochemistry; (in titles) Biochemistry, -icalBiol.(as label) in Biology; (in titles) Biology, -icalBk.BookBot.(as label) in Botany; (in titles) Botany, -icalBp.BishopBrit.(in titles) Britain, BritishBulg.BulgarianBull.(in titles) Bulletinc (as c 1700)circa, aboutc. (as 19th c.)centuryCal.(in titles) CalendarCambr.(in titles) CambridgeCanad.CanadianCat.Catalancatachr.catachresticallyCatal.(in titles) CatalogueCelt.CelticCent.(in titles) Century, CentralCent. Dict.Century DictionaryCf., cf.confer, compareCh.ChurchChem.(as label) in Chemistry; (in titles) Chemistry, -icalChr.(in titles) ChristianChron.(in titles) ChronicleChronol.(in titles) Chronology, -icalCinemat., Cinematogr.in CinematographyClin.(in titles) Clinicalcl. L.classical Latincogn. w.cognate withCol.(in titles) Colonel, ColonyColl.(in titles) Collectioncollect.collective, -lycolloq.colloquial, -lycomb.combined, -ingComb.CombinationsComm.in Commercial usageCommunic.in Communicationscomp.compound, compositionCompan.(in titles) Companioncompar.comparativecompl.complementCompl.(in titles) CompleteConc.(in titles) ConciseConch.in Conchologyconcr.concrete, -lyConf.(in titles) ConferenceCongr.(in titles) Congressconj.conjunctioncons.consonantconst.construction, construed withcontr.contrast (with)Contrib.(in titles) ContributionCorr.(in titles) Correspondencecorresp.corresponding (to)Cotgr.R. Cotgrave, Dictionarie of the French and English Tonguescpd.compoundCrit.(in titles) Criticism, CriticalCryst.in CrystallographyCycl.(in titles) Cyclopdia,-icCytol.(in titles) Cytology, -icalDa.DanishD.A.Dictionary of AmericanismsD.A.E.Dictionary of American Englishdat.dativeD.C.District of ColumbiaDeb.(in titles) Debate, -sdef.definite, -itiondem.demonstrativederiv.derivative, -ationderog.derogatoryDescr.(in titles) Description, -itiveDevel.(in titles) Development, -alDiagn.(in titles) Diagnosis, Diagnosticdial.dialect, -alDict.Dictionary; spec., the Oxford English Dictionarydim.diminutiveDis.(in titles) DiseaseDiss.(in titles) DissertationD.O.S.T.Dictionary of the Older Scottish TongueDu.DutchE.EastEccl.(as label) in Ecclesiastical usage; (in titles) EcclesiasticalEcol.in EcologyEcon.(as label) in Economics; (in titles) Economy, -icsed.editionE.D.D.English Dialect DictionaryEdin.(in titles) EdinburghEduc.(as label) in Education; (in titles) Education, - alEE.Early Englishe.g.exempli gratia, for exampleElectr.(as label) in Electricity; (in titles) Electricity, -icalElectron.(in titles) Electronic, -sElem.(in titles) Element, -aryellipt.elliptical, -lyEmbryol.in Embryologye.midleast midland (dialect)Encycl.(in titles)Encyclopdia,-icEng.England, EnglishEngin.in EngineeringEnt.in EntomologyEntomol.(in titles) Entomology, -logicalerron.erroneous, -lyesp.especiallyEss.(in titles) Essay, -set al.et alii, and othersetc.et ceteraEthnol.in Ethnologyetym.etymologyeuphem.euphemisticallyExam.(in titles) Examinationexc.exceptExerc.(in titles) Exercise, -sExper.(in titles) Experiment, -alExplor.(in titles) Exploration, -sf.femininef. (in Etym.)formed onf. (in subordinate entries)form ofF.Frenchfem. (rarely f.)femininefig.figurative, -lyFinn.Finnishfl.floruit, flourishedFound.(in titles) Foundation, -sFr.Frenchfreq.frequent, -lyFris.FrisianFund.(in titles) Fundamental, -sFunk or Funks Stand. Dict.Funk and Wagnalls Standard DictionaryG.GermanGael.GaelicGaz.(in titles) Gazettegen.genitivegen.general, -lyGeogr.(as label) in Geography; (in titles) Geography, -icalGeol.(as label) in Geology; (in titles) Geology, -icalGeom.in GeometryGeomorphol.in GeomorphologyGer.GermanGloss.GlossaryGmc.GermanicGodef.F. Godefroy, Dictionnaire de lancienne langue franaiseGoth.GothicGovt.(in titles) GovernmentGr.GreekGram.(as label) in Grammar; (in titles) Grammar, -ticalGt.GreatHeb.HebrewHer.in HeraldryHerb.among herbalistsHind.HindustaniHist.(as label) in History; (in titles) History, -icalhist.historicalHistol.(in titles) Histology, -icalHort.in HorticultureHouseh.(in titles) HouseholdHousek.(in titles) HousekeepingIbid.Ibidem, in the same book or passageIcel.IcelandicIchthyol.in Ichthyologyid.idem, the samei.e.id est, that isIE.Indo-EuropeanIllustr.(in titles) Illustration, -tedimit.imitativeImmunol.in Immunologyimp.imperativeimpers.impersonalimpf.imperfectind.indicativeindef.indefiniteIndustr.(in titles) Industry, -ialinf.infinitiveinfl.influencedInorg.(in titles) InorganicIns.(in titles) InsuranceInst.(in titles) Institute, -tionint.interjectionintr.intransitiveIntrod.(in titles) IntroductionIr.Irishirreg.irregular, -lyIt.ItalianJ., (J.)(quoted from) Johnsons Dictionary(Jam.)Jamieson, Scottish Dict.Jap.Japanesejoc.jocular, -lyJrnl.(in titles) JournalJun.(in titles) JuniorKnowl.(in titles) Knowledgel.lineL.Latinlang.languageLect.(in titles) Lecture, -sLess.(in titles) Lesson, -sLet., Lett.letter, lettersLG.Low Germanlit.literal, -lyLit.LiteraryLith.LithuanianLXXSeptuagintm.masculineMag.(in titles) MagazineMagn.(in titles) Magnetic, -ismMal.Malay, MalayanMan.(in titles) ManualManagem.(in titles) ManagementManch.(in titles) ManchesterManuf.in Manufacture, -ingMar.(in titles) Marinemasc. (rarely m.)masculineMath.(as label) in Mathematics; (in titles) Mathematics, -alMDu.Middle DutchME.Middle EnglishMech.(as label) in Mechanics; (in titles) Mechanics, -alMed.(as label) in Medicine; (in titles) Medicine, -icalmed.L.medieval LatinMem.(in titles) Memoir, -sMetaph.in MetaphysicsMeteorol.(as label) in Meteorology; (in titles) Meteorology, -icalMHG.Middle High Germanmidl.midland (dialect)Mil.in military usageMin.(as label) in Mineralogy; (in titles) MinistryMineral.(in titles) Mineralogy, -icalMLG.Middle Low GermanMisc.(in titles) Miscellany, -eousmod.modernmod. Lmodern Latin(Morris),(quoted from) E. E. Morriss Austral EnglishMus.(as label) in Music; (in titles) Music, -al; MuseumMyst.(in titles) MysteryMythol.in MythologyN.Northn.neuterN. Amer.North America, -nN. & Q.Notes and QueriesNarr.(in titles) NarrativeNat.(in titles) NaturalNat. Hist.in Natural HistoryNaut.in nautical languageN. E.North EastN.E.D.New English Dictionary, original title of the Oxford English Dictionary (first edition)Neurol.in Neurologyneut. (rarely n.)neuterNF., NFr.Northern FrenchNo.Numbernom.nominativenorth.northern (dialect)Norw.Norwegiann.q.no quotationsN.T.New TestamentNucl.NuclearNumism.in NumismaticsN.W.North WestN.Z.New Zealandobj.objectobl.obliqueObs., obs.obsoleteObstetr.(in titles) Obstetricsoccas.occasionallyOE.Old English (= Anglo Saxon)OF., OFr.Old FrenchOFris.Old FrisianOHG.Old High GermanOIr.Old IrishON.Old NorseONF.Old Northern FrenchOphthalm.in Ophthalmologyopp.opposed (to), the opposite (of)Opt.in OpticsOrg.(in titles) Organicorig.origin, -al, -allyOrnith.(as label) in Ornithology; (in titles) Ornithology, -icalOS.Old SaxonOSl.Old (Church) SlavonicO.T.Old TestamentOutl.(in titles) OutlineOxf.(in titles) Oxfordp.pagePalogr.in PalographyPalont(as label) in Palontology; (in titles) Palontology, -icalpa. pplepassive participle, past participle(Partridge),(quoted from) E. Partridges Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional Englishpass.passive, -lypa.t.past tensePath.(as label) in Pathology; (in titles) Pathology, -icalperh.perhapsPers.Persianpers.person, -alPetrogr.in PetrographyPetrol.(as label) in Petrology; (in titles) Petrology, -ical(Pettman),(quoted from) C. Pettmans Africanderismspf.perfectPg.PortuguesePharm.in PharmacologyPhilol.(as label) Philology; (in titles) Philology, -icalPhilos.(as label) Philosophy; (in titles) Philosophy, -icphonet.phonetic, -allyPhotogr.(as label) in Photography; (in titles) Photography,-icalphr.phrasePhys.physical; (rarely) in PhysiologyPhysiol.(as label) in Physiology; (in titles) Physiology, -icalPict.(in titles) Picture, Pictorialpl., plur.pluralpoet.poetic, -alPol.PolishPol.(as label) in Politics; (in titles) Politics, -alPol. Econ.in Political EconomyPolit.(in titles) Politics, -alpop.popular, -lyPorc.(in titles) Porcelainposs.possessivePott.(in titles) Potteryppl.a, pple.adj.participial adjectivepple.participlePr.Provenalpr.presentPract.(in titles) Practice, -alprec.preceding (word or article)pred.predicativepref.prefixpref., Pref.prefaceprep.prepositionpres. presentPrinc.(in titles) Principle, -spriv.privativeprob.probablyProbl.(in titles) ProblemProc.(in titles) Proceedingspron.pronounpronunc.pronunciationprop.properlyPros.in ProsodyProv.Provenalpr. pple.present participlePsych.in PsychologyPsychol.(as label) in Psychology; (in titles) Psychology, -icalPubl.(in titles) PublicationsQ.(in titles) Quarterlyquot(s).quotation(s)q.v.quod vide, which seeR.(in titles) RoyalRadiol.in RadiologyR.C.Ch.Roman Catholic ChurchRec.(in titles) Recordredupl.reduplicatingRef.(in titles) Referencerefash.refashioned, -ingrefl.reflexiveReg.(in titles) Registerreg.regularrel.related toReminisc.(in titles) Reminiscence, -sRep.(in titles) Report, -srepr.representative, representingRes.(in titles) ResearchRev.(in titles) Reviewrev.revisedRhet.in RhetoricRom.Roman, -ce, icRum.RumanianRuss.RussianS.SouthS.Afr.South Africa, -nsb.substantivesc.scilicet, understand or supplySc., Scot.ScottishScand.(in titles) Scandinavia, -nSch.(in titles) SchoolSc. Nat. Dict.Scottish National DictionaryScotl.(in titles) ScotlandSel.(in titles) Selection, -sSer.Seriessing.singularSk.(in titles) SketchSkr.SanskritSlav.SlavonicS.N.D.Scottish National DictionarySoc.(in titles) SocietySociol.(as label) in Sociology; (in titles) Sociology, -icalSp.SpanishSp.(in titles) Speech, -essp.spellingspec.specificallySpec.(in titles) SpecimenSt.SaintStand.(in titles) StandardStanf.(quoted from) Stanford Dictionary of Anglicised Words & Phrasesstr.strongStruct.(in titles) Structure, -alStud.(in titles) Studiessubj.subjectsubord. cl.subordinate clausesubseq.subsequent, -lysubst.substantivelysuff.suffixsuperl.superlativeSuppl.SupplementSurg.(as label) in Surgery; (in titles) Surgery, Surgicals.v.sub voce, under the wordSw.Swedishs.w.south-western (dialect)Syd. Soc. Lex.Sydenham Society, Lexicon of Medicine & Allied Sciencessyll.syllableSyr.SyrianSyst.(in titles) System, -aticTaxon.(in titles) Taxonomy, -icaltechn.technical, -lyTechnol.(in titles) Technology, -icalTelegr.in TelegraphyTeleph.in Telephony(Th.),(quoted from) Thorntons American GlossaryTheatr.in the Theatre, theatricalTheol.(as label) in Theology; (in titles) Theology, -icalTheoret.(in titles) TheoreticalTokh.Tokhariantr., transl.translated, translationTrans.(in titles) Transactionstrans.transitivetransf.transferred senseTrav.(in titles) Travel(s)Treas.(in titles) TreasuryTreat.(in titles) TreatiseTreatm.(in titles) TreatmentTrig.in TrigonometryTrop.(in titles) TropicalTurk.TurkishTypog., Typogr.in Typographyult.ultimatelyUniv.(in titles) Universityunkn.unknownU.S.United StatesU.S.S.R.Union of Soviet Socialist Republicsusu.usuallyv., vb.verbvar(r)., vars.variant(s) ofvbl. sb.verbal substantiveVertebr.(in titles) Vertebrate, -sVet.(as label) in Veterinary Science; (in titles) VeterinaryVet. Sci.in Veterinary Scienceviz.videlicet namelyVoy.(in titles) Voyage, -sv.str.strong verbvulg.vulgarv.w.weak verbW.Welsh; Westwd.wordWebsterWebsters (New International) DictionaryWestm.(in titles) WestminsterWGmc.West GermanicWks.(in titles) Worksw.midl.west midland (dialect)WS.West Saxon(Y.),(quoted from) Yule & Burnells Hobson-JobsonYrs.(in titles) YearsZoogeogr.in ZoogeographyZool.(as label) in Zoology; (in titles) Zoology, -icalSigns and Other ConventionsBefore a word or sense= obsoleteq = not naturalized, alien = catachrestic and erroneous usesIn the listing of Forms1 = before 11002 = 12th c. (1100 to 1200)3 = 13th c. (1200 to 1300), etc.5-7 = 15th to 17th century20 = 20th centuryIn the etymologies* indicates a word or form not actually found, but of which the existence is inferred: = normal development ofThe printing of a word in SMALL CAPITALS indicates that further information will be found under the word so referred to. indicates an omitted part of a quotation. 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