abbreviation from Latin

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• Abbreviation — For the <abbr> HTML tag, see HTML element. For guidelines on making and editing abbreviation articles on Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Disambiguation and abbreviations. An abbreviation (from Latin brevis, meaning short) is a shortened form of a… …   Wikipedia

• Latin spelling and pronunciation — The Roman alphabet, or Latin alphabet, was adapted from the Old Italic alphabet, to represent the phonemes of the Latin language, which had in turn been borrowed from the Greek alphabet, adapted from the Phoenician alphabet. This article deals… …   Wikipedia

• Latin Phrases —   Latin phrases in common use include: • ab initio From the beginning. • ad hoc For this purpose, this one only . • ad hominem To an person s interests or passions; used of an argument that takes advantage of the character of the person on the… …   International financial encyclopaedia

• List of Latin abbreviations — Latin was once the universal academic language in Europe. From the eighteenth century authors started using their mother tongue to write books, papers or proceedings. However, many Latin abbreviations continued to be used due to their precise… …   Wikipedia

• abbreviation — /euh bree vee ay sheuhn/, n. 1. a shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, as Dr. for Doctor, U.S. for United States, lb. for pound. 2. an act of abbreviating; state or result of being abbreviated; reduction… …   Universalium

• Scribal abbreviation — Sigla redirects here. For the village in Poland, see Sigła. Text sample from an early 15th century Bible manuscript. Scribal abbreviations (sigla [plural], siglum and sigil [singular]) are the abbreviations used by ancient and mediæval scribes… …   Wikipedia

• List of Latin phrases (S) — This page lists direct English translations of Latin phrases, such as veni vidi vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as Greek rhetoric and literature reached its peak centuries before that of… …   Wikipedia

• List of Latin phrases (C) — This page lists direct English translations of Latin phrases, such as veni vidi vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as Greek rhetoric and literature reached its peak centuries before that of… …   Wikipedia

• A in Latin and law Latin — Anglo American law abounds in Latin and French words and phrases, and the use of A in these languages is important to the English speaking lawyer. In Latin A was used both as an abbreviation and as a symbol. For example A was an abbreviation for… …   Black's law dictionary

• A in Latin and law Latin — Anglo American law abounds in Latin and French words and phrases, and the use of A in these languages is important to the English speaking lawyer. In Latin A was used both as an abbreviation and as a symbol. For example A was an abbreviation for… …   Black's law dictionary

• History of the Latin alphabet — The Latin alphabet originated in the 7th century BC, undergoing a history of 2,500 years before emerging as one of the dominant writing systems in use today.OriginsIt is generally held that the Latins adopted the western variant of the Greek… …   Wikipedia