K
|
| K. |
king |
| Kent. |
Kentish |
| Kgs. |
(in the Bible) Kings |
| King’s Bench Div. |
King’s Bench Division |
| Kingd. |
kingdom |
| Knowl. |
knowledge |
| Kpr. |
keeper |
L
|
| l. |
line |
| Lab. |
laboratory |
| Lam. |
(in the Bible) Lamentations |
| Lament |
lamentation |
| Lament. |
(in the Bible) Lamentations |
| Lanc. |
Lancashire |
| Lancash. |
Lancashire |
| Lancs. |
Lancashire |
| Lang. |
language |
| Langs. |
languages |
| Lat. |
Latin |
| Ld. |
Lord |
| Lds. |
Lords |
| Lect. |
lecture(s) |
| Leechd. |
leechdom |
| Leg. |
legend(s) |
| Leicest. |
Leicestershire |
| Leicester. |
Leicestershire |
| Leicestersh. |
Leicestershire |
| Leics. |
Leicestershire |
| Let. |
letter |
| Lett. |
letters |
| Lev. |
(in the Bible) Leviticus |
| Lex. |
lexicon |
| Libr. |
library |
| Limnol. |
limnology |
| Lincolnsh. |
Lincolnshire |
| Lincs. |
Lincolnshire |
| Ling. |
linguistic(s) |
| Linn. |
Linnean |
| lit. |
literal(ly) |
| Lit. |
literary, literature |
| Lithogr. |
lithography |
| Lithol. |
lithology |
| Liturg. |
liturgy |
| ll. |
lines |
| lOE |
(in dates) late Old English |
| Lond. |
London |
| LXX |
Septuagint |
M
|
| m. |
masculine |
| Macc. |
(in the Apocrypha) Maccabees |
| Mach. |
machinery, machine(s) |
| Mag. |
magazine |
| Magn. |
magnetism, magnetic |
| Mal. |
(in the Bible) Malachi |
| Man. |
manual |
| Managem. |
management |
| Manch. |
Manchester |
| Manip. |
manipulation |
| Manuf. |
manufacturing, manufacture(s) |
| Mar. |
March |
| masc. |
masculine |
| Mass. |
Massachussets |
| Math. |
mathematics, mathematical |
| Matt. |
(in the Bible) Matthew |
| Meas. |
measure |
| Measurem. |
measurement |
| Mech. |
mechanics, mechanical |
| med. |
medieval |
| Med. |
medicine, medical |
| Medit. |
meditation |
| Mem. |
memoir(s) |
| Merc. |
mercury |
| Merch. |
merchant(s) |
| Metall. |
metallurgy |
| Metallif. |
metalliferous |
| Metallogr. |
metallography, metallographic(al) |
| Metallogr. |
metallography |
| Metamorph. |
metamorphosis |
| Metaph. |
metaphysics |
| metaphor. |
metaphorical(ly) |
| Meteorol. |
meteorology, meteorologic(al) |
| Meth. |
method(s) |
| metr. gr. |
metri gratia |
| Metrop. |
metropolitan, metropolis |
| Mex. |
Mexican |
| Mic. |
(in the Bible) Micah |
| Mich. |
Michigan |
| Microbiol. |
microbiology |
| Microsc. |
microscopic(al) |
| midl. |
midland(s) (dialect) |
| Mil. |
military |
| Milit. |
military |
| Min. |
mineralogy |
| Mineral. |
mineralogy, minaralogic(al) |
| Misc. |
miscellaneous, miscellany |
| Miscell. |
miscellany |
| mispr. |
misprinted |
| mod. |
modern |
| Mod. |
modern |
| Monum. |
monument |
| Morphol. |
morphology |
| MS. |
manuscript |
| MSS. |
manuscripts |
| Mt. |
mount(ain) |
| Mtg. |
meeting |
| Mts. |
mountains |
| Munic. |
municipal |
| Munif. |
munificence |
| Munim. |
muniment |
| Mus. |
music, musical |
| Mus. |
museum |
| Myst. |
mystery |
| Myth. |
mythology |
| Mythol. |
mythology |
N
|
| n. |
neuter |
| n. |
north |
| n. |
noun |
| N. |
north, northern |
| N. Afr. |
North Africa(n) |
| Nah. |
(in the Bible) Nahum |
| N. Amer. |
North America(n) |
| Narr. |
narrative |
| Narrat. |
narrative |
| Nat. |
natural |
| Nat. Hist. |
natural history |
| Nat. Philos. |
natural philosophy |
| Nat. Sci. |
natural science |
| Naut. |
nautical |
| Nav. |
naval |
| Nav. |
navigation |
| Navig. |
navigation |
| N. Carolina |
North Carolina |
| N. Dakota |
North Dakota |
| n.e. |
north-eastern (dialect) |
| N.E. |
north-east, north-eastern |
| N.E.D. |
New English Dictionary |
| Neh. |
(in the Bible) Nehemiah |
| Neighb. |
neighbour(s), neighbourhood |
| Nerv. |
nervous |
| Neurol. |
neurology, neurologic(al) |
| Neurosurg. |
neurosurgery |
| New Hampsh. |
New Hampshire |
| Newc. |
Newcastle |
| Newspr. |
newsprint |
| N. Ir. |
Northern Irish |
| N. Irel. |
Northern Ireland |
| No. |
number |
| nom. |
nominative |
| Non-conf. |
nonconformist(s) |
| nonce-wd. |
nonce-word |
| Nonconf. |
nonconformist(s) |
| Norf. |
Norfolk |
| north. |
northern (dialect) |
| Northamptonsh. |
Northamptonshire |
| Northants. |
Northamptonshire |
| Northumb. |
Northumberland, Northumbrian |
| Northumbld. |
Northumberland |
| Northumbr. |
Northumbrian |
| Norw. |
Norwegian |
| Norweg. |
Norwegian |
| Notts. |
Nottinghamshire |
| Nov. |
November |
| ns. |
nouns |
| N.S. Wales |
New South Wales |
| N.S.W. |
New South Wales |
| N.T. |
New Testament |
| Nucl. |
nuclear |
| Num. |
(in the Bible) Numbers |
| Numism. |
numismatics |
| n.w. |
north-western (dialect) |
| N.W. |
north-west, north-western |
| N.Y. |
New York |
| N.Z. |
New Zealand |
O
|
| Obad. |
(in the Bible) Obadiah |
| Obed. |
obedience |
| obj. |
object, objective |
| Obj. |
object(s) |
| obl. |
oblique |
| obs. |
obsolete |
| Obs. |
obsolete |
| Observ. |
observation(s) |
| Obstet. |
obstetric(s) |
| Obstetr. |
obstetric(s) |
| Obstetr. Med. |
obstetric medicine |
| occas. |
occasionally |
| Occas. |
occasional |
| Occup. |
occupation(al) |
| Occurr. |
occurrence |
| Oceanogr. |
oceanography, oceanographic(al) |
| Oct. |
October |
| OE |
(in dates) Old English |
| O.E.D. |
Oxford English Dictionary |
| Off. |
official, office |
| Offic. |
official |
| Okla. |
Oklahoma |
| Ont. |
Ontario |
| Ophthalm. |
ophthalmology |
| Ophthalmol. |
ophthalmology, ophtalmologic(al) |
| opp. |
opposed (to), the opposite (of) |
| Oppress. |
oppression |
| Opt. |
optics |
| Orac. |
oracle(s) |
| Ord. |
order(s) |
| Ord. |
ordinance(s) |
| Org. |
organic |
| Organ. Chem. |
organic chemistry |
| Org. Chem. |
organic chemistry |
| orig. |
origin(al)(ly) |
| Orig. |
original |
| Orkn. |
Orkney |
| Ornith. |
ornithology |
| Ornithol. |
ornithology, ornithologic(al) |
| Orthogr. |
orthography |
| O.T. |
Old Testament |
| Outl. |
outline |
| Oxf. |
Oxford |
| Oxfordsh. |
Oxfordshire |
| Oxon. |
Oxfordshire |
P
|
| p. |
page |
| pa. |
past |
| Pa. |
Pennsylvania |
| Palaeobot. |
palaeobotany |
| Palaeogr. |
palaeography |
| Palaeont. |
palaeontology |
| Palaeontol. |
palaeontology, palaeontologic(al) |
| pa. pple. |
passive participle, past participle |
| Paraphr. |
paraphrase, paraphrased |
| Parasitol. |
parasitology |
| Parl. |
parliament, parliamentary |
| Parnass. |
Parnassus |
| pass. |
passive(ly) |
| pa. t. |
past tense |
| Path. |
pathology, pathologic(al) |
| Pathol. |
pathology, pathologic(al) |
| Peculat. |
peculation(s) |
| Penins. |
peninsula |
| perf. |
perfect |
| Perf. |
perfect, perfection |
| perh. |
perhaps |
| Periodontol. |
periodontology, periodontologic(al) |
| pers. |
person(al) |
| Pers. |
Persian |
| Pers. |
personal |
| Persec. |
persecution(s) |
| personif. |
personified |
| Perthsh. |
Perthshire |
| Pet. |
(in the Bible) Peter |
| Petrogr. |
petrography, petrographic(al) |
| Petrol. |
petrology, petrologic(al) |
| pf. |
perfect |
| Pharm. |
pharmacology |
| Pharmaceut. |
pharmaceutical |
| Pharmacol. |
pharmacology, pharmacological |
| Phil. |
philosophy, philosophic(al) |
| Phil. |
(in the Bible) Philippians |
| Philad. |
Philadelphia |
| Philem. |
(in the Bible) Philemon |
| Philipp. |
(in the Bible) Philippians |
| Philol. |
philology, philologic(al) |
| Philos. |
philosophy, philosophic(al) |
| Phoen. |
Phoenician |
| phonet. |
phonetic(ally) |
| Phonol. |
phonology |
| Photog. |
photography |
| Photogr. |
photography, photographic(al) |
| phr. |
phrase |
| Phrenol. |
phrenology |
| Phys. |
physiology |
| Physical Chem. |
physical chemistry |
| Physical Geogr. |
physical geography |
| Physiogr. |
physiography |
| Physiol. |
physiology, physiologic(al) |
| Pict. |
pictorial |
| Pict. |
picture(s) |
| pl. |
plural |
| plur. |
plural |
| poet. |
poetic(al) |
| Poet. |
poetical |
| Pol. |
politics, political |
| Pol. Econ. |
political economy |
| Polit. |
politics, political |
| Polytechn. |
polytechnic(al) |
| pop. |
popular(ly) |
| Pop. |
popular |
| Porc. |
porcelain |
| Port. |
Portuguese |
| poss. |
possessive |
| poss. |
possible, possibly |
| Posth. |
posthumous(ly) |
| Postm. |
postmaster |
| Pott. |
pottery |
| ppl. |
participial |
| ppl. a. |
participial adjective |
| ppl. adj. |
participial adjective |
| ppl. adjs. |
participial adjectives |
| pple. |
participle |
| pples. |
participles |
| P. R. |
public records |
| pr. |
present |
| Pract. |
practical |
| Pract. |
practice |
| prec. |
preceding |
| pred. |
predicate |
| predic. |
predicate, predicative(ly) |
| Predict. |
prediction |
| pref. |
prefix |
| Pref. |
preface |
| Preh. |
prehistoric |
| Prehist. |
prehistory, prehistoric |
| prep. |
preposition(al) |
| Prerog. |
prerogative |
| pres. |
present |
| Pres. |
present |
| Presb. |
Presbyterian |
| Presb. |
presbytery |
| Preserv. |
preservation |
| pres. pple. |
present participle |
| Prim. |
primer(s) |
| Princ. |
principle(s) |
| Print. |
printing |
| priv. |
privative |
| prob. |
probably |
| Probab. |
probability, probabilities |
| Probl. |
problem |
| Proc. |
proceedings |
| Prod. |
product(s) |
| Prol. |
prologue |
| pron. |
pronoun |
| pron. |
pronunciation |
| pronunc. |
pronunciation |
| Pronunc. |
pronunciation |
| prop. |
properly |
| Prop. |
property, properties |
| propr. |
proprietary |
| Pros. |
prosody |
| prov. |
proverb(ial)(ly) |
| Prov. |
proverb |
| Prov. |
(in the Bible) Proverbs |
| Provid. |
providence(s) |
| Provinc. |
provincial |
| Provis. |
provisional |
| pr. pple. |
present participle |
| Ps. |
(in the Bible) Psalms |
| pseudo-arch. |
pseudo-archaic |
| pseudo-dial. |
pseudo-dialect |
| pseudo-Sc. |
pseudo-Scots |
| Psych. |
psychology |
| Psychoanal. |
psychoanalysis |
| Psychoanalyt. |
psychoanalytic |
| Psychol. |
psychology, psychologic(al) |
| Psychopathol. |
psychopathology, psychopathologic(al) |
| Pt. |
part |
| Publ. |
public |
| Publ. |
publication |
| Purg. |
purgatory |
R
|
| R. |
royal |
| Radiol. |
radiology |
| R.A.F. |
Royal Air Force |
| R.C. |
Roman Catholic(ism) |
| R.C. Church |
Roman Catholic Church |
| Reas. |
reason(s) |
| Reb. |
rebellion |
| Rebell. |
rebellion |
| Rec. |
record(s) |
| Reclam. |
reclamation |
| Recoll. |
recollection |
| Redempt. |
redemption |
| redupl. |
reduplicating |
| Ref. |
reference |
| Ref. |
reformation |
| refash. |
refashioned, refashioning |
| refl. |
reflexive |
| Refl. |
reflection(s) |
| Refus. |
refusal |
| Refut. |
refutation |
| reg. |
regular |
| Reg. |
register |
| Regic. |
regicide |
| Regist. |
register |
| Regr. |
register |
| rel. |
related |
| rel. |
relative |
| Rel. |
relating |
| Relig. |
religion, religious |
| Reminisc. |
reminiscence(s) |
| Remonstr. |
remonstrance |
| Renfrewsh. |
Renfrewshire |
| Rep. |
report |
| repr. |
representative, representing |
| Reprod. |
reproduction, reproductive |
| Rept. |
report |
| Repub. |
republic |
| Res. |
research |
| Resid. |
residence, residential |
| Ret. |
return |
| Retrosp. |
retrospective |
| Rev. |
review |
| Rev. |
revised |
| Rev. |
(in the Bible) Revelation |
| Revol. |
revolution |
| Rhet. |
rhetoric |
| rhet. |
rhetorical(ly) |
| Rhode Isl. |
Rhode Island |
| Rich. |
Richard |
| R.N. |
Royal Navy |
| Rom. |
Roman |
| Rom. |
(in the Bible) Romans |
| Rom. Antiq. |
Roman antiquities |
| Ross-sh. |
Ross-shire |
| Roxb. |
Roxburgh |
| Roy. |
royal |
| Rudim. |
rudiment(s) |
| Russ. |
Russia, Russian |
S
|
| s. |
south |
| S. |
south, southern |
| S. Afr. |
South Africa(n) |
| Sam. |
(in the Bible) Samuel |
| Sask. |
Saskatchewan |
| Sat. |
Saturday |
| Sax. |
Saxon |
| sc. |
scilicet, ‘understand’ or ‘supply’ |
| Sc. |
Scottish, Scots |
| Scand. |
Scandinavia, Scandinavian |
| S. Carolina |
South Carolina |
| Sch. |
school |
| Sci. |
science(s), scientific |
| Scot. |
Scottish |
| Scotl. |
Scotland |
| Script. |
scripture |
| Sculpt. |
sculpture |
| S. Dakota |
South Dakota |
| s.e. |
south-eastern (dialect) |
| S.E. |
south-east, south-eastern |
| Seismol. |
seismology |
| Sel. |
selected |
| Sel. comm. |
select committee |
| Select. |
selection |
| Sept. |
September |
| Ser. |
series |
| Serm. |
sermon(s) |
| Sess. |
session |
| Settlem. |
settlement |
| Sev. |
several |
| Shakes. |
Shakespeare |
| Shaks. |
Shakespeare |
| Sheph. |
shepherd |
| Shetl. |
Shetland |
| Shropsh. |
Shropshire |
| sing. |
singular |
| Soc. |
society |
| Sociol. |
sociology, sociological |
| Som. |
Somerset |
| Song of Sol. |
(in the Bible) Song of Solomon |
| Song Sol. |
(in the Bible) Song of Solomon |
| Sonn. |
sonnet |
| south. |
southern (dialect) |
| sp. |
spelling |
| Span. |
Spanish |
| spec. |
specifically |
| Spec. |
special |
| Spec. |
specimen(s) |
| Specif. |
specification(s) |
| Specim. |
specimen(s) |
| Spectrosc. |
spectroscopy |
| SS. |
saints |
| St. |
Saint |
| St. |
street |
| Staff. |
Staffordshire |
| Stafford. |
Staffordshire |
| Staffordsh. |
Staffordshire |
| Staffs. |
Staffordshire |
| Stand. |
standard |
| Stat. |
statistical |
| Statist. |
statistical |
| Stock Exch. |
stock exchange |
| str. |
strong |
| Stratigr. |
stratigraphy, stratigraphical |
| Struct. |
structure, structural |
| S.T.S. |
Scottish Text Society |
| Stud. |
studies |
| subj. |
subject |
| subj. |
subjunctive |
| Subj. |
subject(s) |
| subjunct. |
subjunctive |
| subord. |
subordinate |
| subord. cl. |
subordinate clause |
| Subscr. |
subscription |
| Subscript. |
subscription |
| subseq. |
subsequent(ly) |
| subst. |
substantive(ly) |
| suff. |
suffix |
| Suff. |
Suffolk |
| superl. |
superlative |
| Suppl. |
supplement, supplementary |
| Supplic. |
supplication(s) |
| Suppress. |
suppression |
| Surg. |
surgery, surgical |
| Surv. |
survey, surveying |
| Sus. |
(in the Apocrypha) Susanna |
| s.v. |
sub verbo, ‘under the word’ |
| s.w. |
south-western (dialect) |
| S.W. |
south-west, south-western |
| syll. |
syllable |
| Symmetr. |
symmetrical |
| Symp. |
symposium |
| Syst. |
system |
T
|
| t. |
tense |
| Taxon. |
taxonomy, taxonomic |
| techn. |
technical |
| Techn. |
technical |
| Technol. |
technology, technological |
| Tel. |
telegraph |
| Telecomm. |
telecommunications |
| Telegr. |
telegraph |
| Telegr. |
telegraphy, telegraphic(al) |
| Teleph. |
telephony, telephonic |
| Teratol. |
teratology |
| Terminol. |
terminology, terminological |
| Terrestr. |
terrestrial |
| Test. |
testament |
| Textbk. |
textbook |
| Theat. |
theatre, theatrical |
| Theatr. |
theatre, theatrical |
| Theol. |
theology, theological |
| Theoret. |
theoretical |
| Thermonucl. |
thermonuclear |
| Thes. |
thesaurus |
| Thess. |
(in the Bible) Thessalonians |
| Tim. |
(in the Bible) Timothy |
| Tit. |
(in the Bible) Titus |
| Topogr. |
topography, topographic(al) |
| tr. |
translation, translating |
| Trad. |
tradition, traditional |
| Trag. |
tragedy |
| trans. |
transitive |
| Trans. |
transaction(s) |
| transf. |
transferred sense |
| transl. |
translation, translating |
| Transl. |
translation |
| Transubstant. |
transubstantiation |
| Trav. |
travel(s) |
| Treas. |
treasurer, treasury |
| Treat. |
treatise |
| Treatm. |
treatment |
| Trib. |
tribune |
| Trig. |
trigonometry |
| Trigonom. |
trigonometry |
| Trop. |
tropical |
| Troub. |
troublesome |
| Troubl. |
troublesome |
| Typog. |
typography |
| Typogr. |
typography |
U
|
| U.K. |
United Kingdom |
| ult. |
ultimately |
| Univ. |
university |
| unkn. |
unknown |
| Unnat. |
unnatural |
| Unoffic. |
unofficial |
| unstr. |
unstressed |
| Urin. |
urinary |
| U.S. |
United States |
| U.S.A.F. |
United States Air Force |
| U.S.S.R. |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
| usu. |
usually |
| Utilit. |
utilitarian |
V
|
| v. |
verb |
| Va. |
Virginia |
| Vac. |
vacation |
| Valedict. |
valediction |
| var. |
variant |
| varr. |
variants |
| vars. |
variants |
| vb. |
verb |
| vbl. |
verbal |
| vbl.n. |
verbal noun |
| vbl. ns. |
verbal nouns |
| vbs. |
verbs |
| Veg. |
vegetable |
| Veg. Phys. |
vegetable physiology |
| Veg. Physiol. |
vegetable physiology |
| Venet. |
Venetian |
| Vertebr. |
vertebrate |
| Vet. |
veterinary, veterinary science |
| Vet. Med. |
veterinary medicine |
| Vet. Path. |
veterinary pathology |
| Vet. Sci. |
veterinary science |
| Vet. Surg. |
veterinary surgery |
| Vic. |
Victoria |
| Vict. |
Victoria |
| Vind. |
vindication, vindicated |
| Vindic. |
vindication, vindicated |
| Virg. |
virgin(s) |
| Virol. |
virology |
| viz. |
videlicet, ‘namely’ |
| Voc. |
vocabulary |
| Vocab. |
vocabulary |
| Vol. |
volume |
| Vols. |
volumes |
| Voy. |
voyage(s) |
| vulg. |
vulgar(ly) |
| Vulg. |
vulgar |
| Vulg. |
Vulgate |
W
|
| w. |
west |
| W. |
west, western |
| W. Afr. |
West Africa(n) |
| Warwicksh. |
Warwickshire |
| wd. |
word |
| Wd. |
word |
| west. |
western |
| Westm. |
Westminster |
| Westmld. |
Westmoreland |
| Westmorld. |
Westmoreland |
| Westmrld. |
Westmoreland |
| Will. |
William |
| Wilts. |
Wiltshire |
| Wiltsh. |
Wiltshire |
| W. Ind. |
West Indies, West Indian |
| W. Indies |
West Indies |
| Wis. |
Wisconsin |
| Wisd. |
wisdom |
| Wisd. |
(in the Apocrypha) Wisdom of Solomon |
| wk. |
weak |
| Wk. |
week |
| Wk. |
work |
| Wkly. |
weekly |
| Wks. |
works |
| Wonderf. |
wonderful |
| Worc. |
Worcestershire |
| Worcestersh. |
Worcestershire |
| Worcs. |
Worcestershire |
| Writ. |
writing(s) |
| W. Va. |
West Virginia |
Y
|
| Yearbk. |
yearbook |
| Yng. |
young |
| Yorks. |
Yorkshire |
| Yorksh. |
Yorkshire |
| Yr. |
year |
| Yrs. |
years |
Z
|
| Zech. |
(in the Bible) Zechariah |
| Zeitschr. |
Zeitschrift |
| Zeph. |
(in the Bible) Zephaniah |
| Zoogeogr. |
zoogeography |
| Zool. |
zoology, zoological |
Forrás: http://public.oed.com/how-to-use-the-oed/abbreviations/#k
