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M.

M.

Marquis; Monsieur. (Mille.) Thousand. — (Meridies.) Meridian, or noon. M., or m. Mile, miles.

M. A. Master of Arts.
Mac., or Macc. Maccabees.
Mag. Magazine.
Maj. Major.

Maj.-Gen. Major-General.
Mal. Malachi.
Mar. March.

Mass., or Ms. Massachusetts.
Matt. Matthew.

M. B. (Medicinæ Baccalaure-
us.) Bachelor of Medicine.
M. C. Member of Congress.
M. D. (Medicinæ Doctor.)
Doctor of Medicine.
Md. Maryland.

Mdlle. Mademoiselle.

M. E. Methodist Episcopal.
Me. Maine.

Mem. Memorandum.
Messrs., or MM. (Messieurs.)
Gentlemen; Sirs.
Meth. Methodist.
Mi. Mississippi.

Mic. Micah.

N. W. North-West.

N. Y. New York.

Ph. D. (Philosophiæ Doctor.)
Doctor of Philosophy.
Phil. Philippians; Philemon.
Phila. Philadelphia.
Pinx., or Pxt. (Pinxit.) He
(or she) painted it.
Pk., or pk. Peck.
Piff. Plaintiff.

P. M. Post-Master. (Post
Meridiem.) Afternoon.
P. O. Post-Office.

Pos., pos., Poss., or poss-
Possessive.

pp. Pages. See LL.B.
Pph., or pph. Pamphlet.
P. R. Prize Ring; Porto Rico.
Pres. President.
Prof. Professor.
Pro tem., or pro tem. (Pro
tempore.) For the time
being.

Prov. Proverbs.
Prox. (Proximo.) Next.

P. S. (Post scriptum.) Postscript.

Ps., Psalm, or Psalms.
Pt. Pint; Point; Port.
Pwt., or pwt. Penny weight.
Pxt. or pxt. (Pinxit.) He (or
she) painted it.

1752).

Royal Institution.

Oz., or oz. Ounce, or ounces.

The z is here used to represent the character 3 anciently an abbreviation for terminations.

Penn. Pennsylvania. Per an., or per an. (Per annum.) By the year.

Per cent., per cent., Per ct., or per ct. (Per centum.) By the

pounds); Farthing; Quire. Qt., or qt. Quart; Quantity. Q. v., or q. v. (Quod vide.) Which see.

Qy. Query.

Revenue;

Roman; Romans. Cath. Roman Catholic, R. R. Railroad. Rt. Hon. Right Honorable.

Sc., or Sculp. (Sculpsit.)
(or she) engraved it.
Sch., or Schr. Schooner.
Scil., or Sc. (Scilicet.) To wit;
namely.

Sculp. or sculp. (Sculpsit.) He
(or she) engraved it.
S. E. South-East.
Sec. Secretary.

Sec., or sec. Second; Section.
Sen. Senate; Senator; Senior.
Sep., or Sept. September.
Serv., or Servt. Servant.
S. H. S. (Societatis Histo-
riæ Socius.) Fellow of the
Historical Society.

S. J. C.

Court.

Supreme Judicial

Theo. Theodore.
Thess. Thessalonians.

Thurs. Thursday.
Tim. Timothy.
Tit. Titus.

Tr. Transpose.

Tu., or Tues. Tuesday.

U.

Ult., or ult. (Ultimo.) Last,
or of the last month.
U. S. United States.
U. S. A.. United States of
America; United States
Army.

U. S. M. United States Mail;
United States Marine.

U. S. N. United States Navy. U. S. V. United States Vol

unteers.

U. T. Utah Territory.

V.

V. Verb; Verse.
V. a., or v. a. Verb active.
Va. Virginia.

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Vs., or vs. (Versus.) Against, or In opposition.

Vt.

Vermont.

W.

W. West; Welsh. Wed. Wednesday. West Indies.

W. I.

Vice Pres. Vice President.
Vid., or vid. (Vide.) See.
Vis., or Visc. Viscount.
Viz., or viz. (Videlicet.)
Namely; to wit. [See Note
under Oz.]
V. n., or v. n. Verb neuter.
Vol., or vol. Volume.
V. R. (Victoria Regina.) Zeph. Zephaniah.
Queen Victoria.
Zool. Zoology.

Zach. Zachary.

Zech. Zechariah.