Appendix F

Common English abbreviations from Latin.

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Abbreviation!! Latin  Meaning  
A.D.  anno dominī  year of (our) lord 
A.M.  ante meridiem  before noon  
C(a). ||Circa  Around(used in dates, as in c. 900) 
cf.  confer  compare  
e.g.  exemplī gratia for example  
et al.  et aliī  and others  
etc.  et cetera  and so on  
Ibid.  ibidem  Same (in a footnote, when referring to the same source as the last footnote) 
i.e.  id est  that is  
P.M.  post meridiem  after noon  
P.S.  post scrīptum  postscript  
q.e.d  quod erat dēmōnstrandum what was to be shown (Science) 
q.v.  quo vide  which see (when referencing another article in an encyclopedia) 
v. or vs.  versus  against  



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