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  Abbreviation Encyclopedia Article @ Rssreadingtool.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
More particularly, an abbreviation is a letter or group of letters, taken from a word or words, and employed to represent them for the sake of brevity.
The abbreviations, or more accurately "symbols" (using Roman letters or Greek in the case of ohm) for these units are also clearly defined together with a set of prefixes, themselves symbolised (abbreviated) with Roman letters (Greek in the singular case of micro, µ), denoting powers of ten.
Likewise the abbreviations of the prefixes denoting powers of ten are case sensitive — m (milli) is a thousandth, M (mega) is a million times, so by inadvertent changes of case one may introduce (in this example) an error of a factor of 1 000 000 000.
www.rssreadingtool.com /encyclopedia/Abbreviation   (2411 words)

  
 Abbreviation Encyclopedia Article @ Interpreted.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Abbreviation (from Latin brevis "short") is strictly a shorter form of a word, but more particularly, an abbreviation is a letter or group of letters, taken from a word or words, and employed to represent them for the sake of brevity.
Syllabic abbreviations are not widely used in English or French, but are common in certain languages, like German and Russian.
Syllabic abbreviations are preferred by the US Navy as it increases readability amidst the large number of initialisms that would otherwise have to fit into the same acronyms.
www.interpreted.org /encyclopedia/Abbreviation   (2351 words)

  
 abbreviation Information Center - abbreviations
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In modern publishing abbreviations English common medical abbreviations there dictionary of standard police abbreviations abbreviations are several conventions for abbreviations and the choice may be confusing.
The abbreviation list only rule universally accepted is that what is the abbreviation for each one should be consistent, and to this end publishers express their preferences in a style guide.
www.scipeeps.com /Sci-Linguistic_Topics_A_-_Co/abbreviation.html   (1137 words)

  
 Abbreviations Resource Page - abreviations
Syllabic abbreviations are not widely used in English or French, but are common in German.
Such abbreviations are called ryakugo (??) in Japanese.
Some two-word abbreviations, like "United Nations", are abbreviated with uppercase letters and periods, and others, like "personal computer" (PC) and "compact disc" (CD), are not; rather, they are typically abbreviated without periods and in uppercase letters.
www.tvave.com /Abbreviations.html   (1678 words)

  
 abbreviations - abreviations
Syllabic abbreviations are usually written using lower case, sometimes starting with a capital letter, and are always pronounced as words rather than letter by letter.
Syllabic abbreviations are not widely used in English or French.
This has caused syllabic abbreviations to have negative connotation, notwithstanding that such abbreviations were used in Germany even before the Nazis came to power, e.g., Schupo for Schutzpolizei.
www.lotsabout.com /abbreviations.php   (1583 words)

  
 abbreviation resources -
A syllabic abbreviation is an abbreviation formed from (usually) initial syllables of several words, such as Interpol = International + police.
The syllabic abbreviation is frequently used for universities: for instance, Beida (北大, Běidà) for Peking University (Beijing) and 'Tōdai (東大) for the University of Tokyo.
Thus in the United Kingdom, titles such as "Doctor", "Mister" and "Mistress" are abbreviated as "Dr", "Mr", and "Mrs" respectively, but in Canada and the U.S. as "Dr.", "Mr." and "Mrs." respectively.
www.referensics.com /A/abbreviation.php   (1514 words)

  
 Abbreviation - Enpsychlopedia
For example, the word "abbreviation" can be abbreviated as "abbr." or "abbrev." In a dictionary with no abbreviation section, AUTM (variation of ATM) would come right after "authorize".
The SI (q.v.) international system has a clearly defined set of base units, from which other "derived" units may be obtained.
l and I. Likewise the abbreviations of the prefixes denoting powers of ten are case sensitive - m (milli) is a thousandth, M (mega) is a million times, so by inadvertent changes of case one may introduce (in this example) an error of a factor of 1 000 000 000.
enpsychlopedia.org /psypsych/Abbreviation   (2096 words)

  
 HPL: Essays - Harry Potter - Secrets of the Classlist
The list tells us surnames, first names, gender (the fl square is male, the white circle is female), blood status (an encircled star for pure-blood, a star alone for half-blood, and the letter N inside a square for Muggle-born) and House (G, H, R or S).
(She listed as pure-blood on the classlist, but, along with Harry and Dean, she always looks bewildered when the finer points of the wizarding world are mentioned.) The lavender is a sweet and hardy plant with many healing properties, but it is also considered untrustworthy because lavender bushes were favourite hiding places for snakes.
Susan Bones is listed as a half-blood, suggesting that her mother was a Muggle-born, since the Boneses are an old wizarding family.
www.hp-lexicon.org /essays/essay-secrets-of-the-classlist.html   (11317 words)

  
 NumLit Periodicals Abbreviations
The hoard list is a separate list of abstracts in which reference is made to coin hoards.
A cumulative list of periodical title abbreviations is published in the March issue of even-numbered years.
In this way, the list should become a record of the periodical publications in many fields in which numismatic material appears and a convenient compilation of abbreviations for scholars.
www.numismatics.org /numlit/about.html   (5550 words)

  
 Abbreviation - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
Use of periods (full stops) and spaces, for example when abbreviating United States, should one write US, U.S. or U. In American English the period is usually added if the abbreviation may be interpreted as a word, though some American writers do not use a period here.
After the Second World War, the British greatly reduced their use of the full stop and other punctuations after abbreviations in at least semi-formal writing, while the Americans more readily kept its use until more recently, and still maintain it more than Britons.
In French, the period only follows an abbreviation if the last letter in the abbreviation is not the last letter of its antecedent: M.
www.factbug.org /cgi-bin/a.cgi?a=1171   (747 words)

  
 ICONOGRAPHIE Discussion Group
The list-owner is Gabriel Bodard and the list is co-administrated by Nina Strawczynski.
On the other hand, no question within the list-topic is too stupid or insignificant to be sent to the list (perhaps including requests for other members to examine details on an artefact in their home institution).
This list is not meant for the discussion of mediaeval or modern Orthodox Christian icons, unless ancient art is particularly relevant to the iconography of an icon.
www.tlg.uci.edu /~gabby/iconographie   (2176 words)

  
 A Well-kept Secret of Mediaeval Science: the Voynich manuscript
This is not a trivial question and it has baffled historians and scientists alike for most part of this century, in the case of a particular mediaeval document, called "the Voynich manuscript".
Some characters resemble those from the roman alphabet (a, o, c, n, m), some are like numbers (2, 4, 8, 9) and others are similar to symbols used as Latin abbreviations or in alchemy in the Middle Ages.
It is possible that, if deciphered, the manuscript would reveal no more than the knowledge found in other mediaeval herbals and alchemy books.
www.voynich.nu /extra/aes.html   (4025 words)

  
 Mediaeval Web Pages
For a list of the filenames of available texts, go to their etext directory.
The file names there are abbreviated, so you'll have to explore to see what you are interested in.
This is a research center, founded in 1998, to promote the study of natural philosophy and science in its formative period between the late Middle Ages and the seventeenth century.
pvspade.com /Logic/noframes/otherweb.html   (3789 words)

  
 Abbreviations superpage
Use of text abbreviations in national exams is still being "strongly discouraged", a spokesman for the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) said today.
Now you can see what everyone else is searching for in regard to Abbreviations.
list of all the states capitals and abbreviations
www.equityedu.com /Abbreviations.php   (1795 words)

  
 Pioneer Books Lists
With an introductory list of the principal European factories and their marks, compiled by John Cushion of the Department of Ceramics, Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
353-368 (List of the 462 illustrations which make up this volume) plus the plates which are on art paper and are additional to the pagination (295 x 227 mm).
List of scholars attending Watervale Grammar School arranged alphabetically and with year of enrolment (1877-1904), with some additional names for the period 1870-1877.
www.pioneerbooks.com.au /lists/0078.html   (8744 words)

  
 Warring States Papers | Journal Abbreviations
These abbreviations may be used by authors to simplify references and citations within articles, and in the concluding Works Cited lists.
Journals not inviting an acronym, or which have an acronym as their title, are simply listed without further expansion.
Conventions may be briefly explained: (1) Where a Chinese or Japanese journal has an English title, the English title is used as the basis for the acronym (this reduces romanzation-based conflicts).
www.umass.edu /wsp/journal/style/journals.html   (467 words)

  
 LINGUIST List 13.2405: Internet & Lang, Comparative Diachronic Syntax
As a matter of policy, LINGUIST discourages the use of abbreviations or acronyms in conference announcements unless they are explained in the text.
This is intended as a forum of discussion for linguists and researchers in areas such as Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Literary Studies or Translation, among other disciplines, who are involved in the use or study of Internet, either as a research or teaching resource or as a linguistic phenomenon in itself.
Lately, he has combined this on-going research with several lectures on the relevance of Internet and computer resources for English Philology studies in the universities of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Valladolid, Jaume I de Castell�, La Laguna, La Rioja, Sevilla or Salamanca, among others.
linguistlist.org /issues/13/13-2405.html   (1274 words)

  
 the Abbreviations page
NZQA policy on text-speak 'unchanged' The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) has not changed its stance on abbreviations in exams...
Texting abbreviations 'allowed for NCEA exams' Students will be able to use text abbreviations in this year's exams, the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) has said.
Students will be able to use text abbreviations in this year's exams, the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) has said.
www.multiamediall.com /Abbreviations.php   (1779 words)

  
 abbreviation resource page - medical abbreviations
Thank you for reading the abbreviation page - state abbreviations.
As an extra bonus here are the top searched terms over the past month for abbreviation.
Now you can see what everyone else is searching for in regards to abbreviation.
www.bizhisto.com /Ab-to-Ap/abbreviation.php   (1883 words)

  
 More on abbreviations
As an added bonus here are the top searched terms over the past month for abbreviations.
what are the abbreviations of the states in south west
abbreviation for lieutenant general in u s army
www.heighhoe.com /A-hi-to-Aden/abbreviations.php   (1941 words)

  
 Guide to Selected Periodicals for Classics and Related Fields
A searchable version of this list is in preparation.
NB: this list is arranged alphabetically down the second column.
VigChr Vigiliae Christianae (1947-) - BR67.A1V7 Vivarium: Journal for Mediaeval Philosophy and the Intellectual Life of the Middle ages (1963-) - B720.V85 Virgil Society.
www.lib.uchicago.edu /e/su/classics/serial.html   (4092 words)

  
 List of Mediaeval Abbreviations Encyclopedia Article @ Didn.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
List of Mediaeval Abbreviations Encyclopedia Article @ Didn.org
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More List of Mediaeval Abbreviations Page Titles on this Site
www.didn.org /encyclopedia/List_of_mediaeval_abbreviations   (82 words)

  
 List of Abbreviations
Abbreviations in common use or self-evident are not included here.
For additional information concerning the works listed, see vol.
The following abbreviations are used for the sections and subsections of this work: Ant., Antiquitates, "Antiquities"; Auct.
www.ccel.org /s/schaff/encyc/encyc03/htm/iii.i.htm   (1390 words)

  
 More on Abbreviations
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Thank you for reading the Abbreviations page - state abreviations.
is there a standard abreviation list used by waitresses
www.okidokaly.com /99-to-Ali/Abbreviations.php   (1916 words)

  
 WWW-VL Medieval Europe
This list of on-line references is maintained by
This section is currently listed alphabetically within subject categories.
Because this list has become so large, I am in the process of breaking it into several pages.
www.msu.edu /~georgem1/history/medieval.htm   (891 words)

  
 Medieval Sourcebook: Accessions List: 1998
A list of all the officials in the Roman Empire, East and West, circa.
Sixteenth-century poem, thought to be written by an eye-witness to the battle, with exhaustive list of Richard III's supporters.
An elaborate and classified toll list for the use of the Monastery of St. Vaast, near Arras.
www.fordham.edu /halsall/newadds1998.html   (9881 words)

  
 The Richard III and Yorkist History Server   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The contents of the nine separate Back to Basics sections are displayed as a topical index and as a list of contents for each section.
Students may want to download each of the nine files for further study.
Royal Bastardy in Mediaeval England, Part Two - Richard III's Illegitimate Children and the Mediaeval Law of Illegitimacy
www.r3.org /basics/index.html   (489 words)

  
 ABBREVIATIONS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto, Subsidia Mediaevalia 2 (Toronto 1974)
A Catalogue of Incipits of Mediaeval Scientific Writings in Latin.
Mediaeval Academy of America Publications 29 (Cambridge Massachusetts, 2nd ed.
sunsite.berkeley.edu /scriptorium/hehweb/abbrlist.html   (1377 words)

  
 The Wind in the Willhays (Dartmoor 3) (+ puzzle) - Unicyclist Community
Other religions and societies have indeed used the cross symbol.
However, as far as I know, all the crosses on Dartmoor are Christian, and mediaeval or later.
The particular cross at this point on the ride was entirely fictitious.
www.unicyclist.com /forums/showthread.php?t=49897   (2173 words)

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