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D. L. O. Dead Letter Office.

d. Day; died; dime; daughter; dep-D. M. Doctor of Music.

uty; degree. (L. denarius or de- D. M. D. Doctor Dental Medicine. do. (It. ditto.) The same.

narii.) A penny, or pence.

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Dram.

Days after sight.

D. V. (L. Deo volente.) God willing. dwtf. Daily (and) weekly till forbidden.

dwt. (L. denarius and E. weight.) Pennyweight.

E. Earl; east.

ea. Each.

E

E. and O. E. Errors and omissions excepted.

Ed. Editor; edition.

E. E. Errors excepted; Ells English. E. E. and M. P. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. e. g. (L. exempli gratia.) For example.

E. I. East Indies, or East India.

elec. Electricity; electrical.

eng. Engineer; engraver.

e. o. d. Every other day.

eq. Equal; equivalent; equity.

Esq. or Esqr. Esquire.

et al. (L. et alibi.) And elsewhere.

(L. et alii or aliae.) And others.

div. Dividend; division; divide; di- etc. or &c. vided; divisor.

(L. et caeteri, caeterae, or

caetera.)

And others; and so forth.

et seq.

(L. et sequentes, or et sequen-F. S. A. Fellow of the Society of

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exp. Export; exporter.

F

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gal. Gallon; gallons.

G. A. R. Grand Army of the Repub-
lic.

F. Fahrenheit; France; French; G. B. Great Britain.
Friday.

f. Franc; florin; farthing; foot; folio.
Fahr., Fah. or F. Fahrenheit.

F. A. S. Fellow of the Society of
Arts; Fellow of the Antiquarian
Society.

fcp. or fcap. Foolscap.

Feb. February.

fem. Feminine.

fig. Figure; figures; figuratively.

fin. Financial.

fo, or fol. Folio.

f. o. b. Free on board.

Fr. France; French.

G. B. & I. Great Britain and Ireland.
Gen. General; Genesis.
gen. Genitive; generally.

G. F. A. or Gen. Frt. Agt. General
Freight Agent.

G. P. A. or Gen. Pass. Agt. General
Passenger Agent.

G. T. A. or Gen. Tick. Agt. General
Ticket Agent.

Geo. George.

Geog. Geography.

Geol. Geology; geologist.

Ger. German; Germany.

G. M. Grand Master.

F. R. G. S. Fellow of the Royal Gov. Governor.
Geographical Society.

G. P. O. General Post-Office.

F. R. C. S. Fellow of the Royal Col- gr. Great; gross; grain; gram.

lege of Surgeons.

F. R. S. Fellow of the Royal Society.

G. T. Good Templars; Grand Tyler.

F. R. S. E. Fellow of the Royal So- H. Hydrogen.

ciety, Edinburgh.

F. R. S. L. Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature; Fellow of the Royal Society, London.

H

h. High; height; harbor; husband; hour; hours.

Hab. corp. (L. habeas corpus.) You may have the body.

H. B. M. His (or Her) Britannic | inst. Instant-in the present month;

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H. H. His Holiness (the Pope); His inv. Invoice.

(or Her) Highness.

hhd. Hogshead.

I. O. G. T. Independent Order of Good Templars.

H. I. H. His (or Her) Imperial High- I. O. O. F. Independent Order of

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ib., ibid. (L. ibidem.) In the same Jos. Joseph.

place.

id. (L. idem.) The same.

i. e. (L. id est.) That is.

J. P. Justice of the Peace.

J. Prob. Judge of Probate. Jr., jr. or Jun. Junior.

I. H. S. (L. Iesus [or Jesus] Homi- Jul. July; Julius; Julian.

num Salvator.) Jesus the Saviour Jur.

of Men.

in. Inch; inches.

incog. (It. in cognito.) Unknown. Ind. Indiana; India; Indian; index. inf. Infinitive; infantry. (L. infra.) Beneath; below, or hereinafter. in loc. (L. in loco.) In its place.

Jurisprudence; jurist.

K

K. Knight; king; kilogram (kilo)
Potassium (kalium); carat.

Ken. or Ky. Kentucky.
K. G. Knight of the Garter,
Knt. or Kt. Knight.

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1. c. Lower case. (L. loco citato.) In M. B. (L. Medicinae Baccalaureus.)

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M. Monday; Marquis; Monsieur; mo. Month.

morning; (L. mille) thousand; (L.mod. Modern.
meridies) meridian, noon.
Mon. Monday,

M. P.

Member of Parliament; Mem- N. S. Nova Scotia; New Style (since

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n. l. (L. non liquet.) It appears not; payt. Payment.

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