| 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
|
| 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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