ABBREVIATIONS
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A-Level –
| Advanced Level
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O-Level –
| Ordinary Level
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A.D. –
| anno Domini
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B.C. –
| before Christ
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a.m. –
| ante meridiem
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p.m. –
| post meridiem
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B&b (BB) –
| bed and breakfast
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A.P. –
| Associated Press
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APEC –
| Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation
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ASEAN –
| Association of South East Asian Nations
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B.A. –
| Bachelor of Arts
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B.D. –
| Bachelor of Divinity
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B.M. –
| Bachelor of Music
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B.S. –
| Bachelor of Science
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B.B.C. –
| British Broadcasting Corporation
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Br. –
| brothers; brethren
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BUP –
| British United Press
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C. –
| Centigrade
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CIA –
| Central Intelligence Agency
(in the USA)
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CID –
| Criminal Investigation Department
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COI –
| Central Office of Information
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Corp (CORP) –
| Corporation
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Co –
| Company
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d –
| day, date
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DPh, Dphil –
| Doctor of Philosophy
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DSc –
| Doctor of Science
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EEC –
| European Economic Community
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EFTA –
| European Free Trade Association
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Esq –
| Esquire
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ETA –
| Estimated Time of Arrival
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AGM –
| Annual General Meeting
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F –
| Fahrenheit
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FA –
| Football Association
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FBR –
| Federal Bureau of Investigation
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FIS –
| Foreign Intelligence Service
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FO –
| Foreign Office
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GCE –
| General Certificate of Education
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GHQ –
| General Headquarters
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GM –
| General Manager
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GMT –
| Greenwich mean time
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GP –
| General practitioner
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h&c –
| hot and cold
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HM –
| his/her majesty
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HRH –
| his/her royal highness
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Inc –
| Incorporated
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Is –
| Islands
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J.C. –
| Jesus Christ
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Jnr, Jr –
| Junior
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Ltd –
| Limited
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M –
| Member
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MP –
| Member of Parliament
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MS –
| Master of Science
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ML –
| Master o Law
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NAAFI –
| Navy Army and Air-Force Institutes
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NATO –
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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OPEC –
| Oil Producing and Exporting Countries
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OED –
| Oxford English Dictionary
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O.U. –
| Oxford University
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P., p –
| Post
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p. –
| page; part; penny
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RAF –
| Royal Air Force
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RC –
| Red Cross
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RM –
| Royal Marine
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RN –
| Royal Navy
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rd –
| Road
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rept –
| Report
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res –
| Reserved
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riv –
| River
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St –
| saint; street
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s –
| Second
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Sn –
| Senior
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sp. –
| special; species; spelling
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Str. –
| strait; street
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sup. –
| Superior
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sup. –
| Supplement
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T. –
| Temperature
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t –
| time; temporary
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TUC –
| Trade Union Community
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UN –
| United Nations
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VIP –
| very important person
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WC –
| water closet
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