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Part III - Abbreviations in Formal Writing
Abbreviations of Latin terms used in English writings
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12/05/2013

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ad loc.

ad locum

Definition
at or to the place
Term

ca.

circum

Definition
approximately, around
Term

cf.

confer

Definition
compare
Term

et al.

et alii / et alia

Definition
and other persons/things
Term

etc.

et cetera

Definition

and other things;

and so forth

(so don't say, "and etc."...the "etc." already contains the "and")

Term

et seq.

et sequens

Definition
and the following (sing.)
Term

et seqq.

et sequentes

Definition
and the following (pl.)
Term

e.g.

exampli gratia

Definition
for example
Term

fl.

floruit

Definition
he/she flourished
Term

ibid.

ibidem

Definition
in the same place
Term

i.e.

id est

Definition
that is
Term

id.

idem

Definition
the same
Term

infra

(vide infra)

Definition
(see) below
Term

loc. cit.

loco citato

Definition
in the place cited
Term

n.b.

nota bene

Definition

mark well

(pay close attention to this)

Term

op. cit.

opere citato

Definition
in the work cited
Term
passim
Definition

everywhere

(e.g. something you're researching is found throughout a whole chapter)

Term

p.s.

post scriptum

Definition
written after
Term

q.v.

quod (quae) vide

Definition

which see

(which things see)

Term

sc.

scilicet

Definition
namely
Term
sic
Definition
thus
Term
supra (vide supra)
Definition
(see) above
Term

ut dict.

ut dictum

Definition
as directed
Term

viz.

videlicet

Definition
that is to say; namely
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