abbreviation

I

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [An abbreviated form]

Syn. acronym, initialism, contraction, abridgment, shortening, sketch, pr?cis, brief, abstract, curtailment, reduction, abstraction, condensation, outline, summary, elision, short form, clipped form, clipping, abbreviated version; see also abridgment 2 , summary .

Ant. expansion, enlargement, full form.

2. [The act of abbreviating]

Syn. reducing, shortening, truncating, reduction, contraction, condensing, abridgment, cutting, clipping, cutting out, cutting down, restriction, constriction, removing, taking out, truncation, editing, censoring, reshaping, pruning, lopping off, paring down, trimming, retrenchment, compression, foreshortening, telescoping, apocope, syncope, elision.

Ant. addition*, augmenting, expanding.

II

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

shortening, condensation, abridgement, contraction, reduction, summary, synopsis, brief, abstract, short version, short form.

WORD FIND

ABCs: fundamentals, rudiments, basics, simple elements

AC: alternating current; air conditioning

A.D.: anno Domini; in the year of the Lord

a.k.a: also known as anon: anonymous

ASAP: as soon as possible

aux.: auxiliary

AWOL: absent without leave

B.A.: Bachelor of Arts

B.C.: before Christ

blvd.: boulevard

B.S.: Bachelor of Science

BTU: British thermal unit

BYOB: bring your own booze

CB: Citizens Band

C: Celsius, centigrade

c: copyright

Cdr.: Commander

CEO: chief executive officer

chm.: chairman

cl.: centiliter

cm.: centimeter

c/o: care of

co.: company

COD: cash on delivery

Col.: Colonel

corp.: corporation

CPA: certified public accountant

CPR: cardiopulmonary resuscitation

cu.: cubic

DA: district attorney

DC: direct current

D.D.: Doctor of Divinity

D.D.S.: Doctor of Dental Science

DOA: dead on arrival

Dr.: Doctor

DST: daylight-saving time

d.t.'s: delirium tremens

EEG: electroencephalogram

e.g.: exempli gratia; for example

EKG: electrocardiogram

ERA: earned run average

ESP: extrasensory perception

Esq.: Esquire

et al: et alia; and others

etc.: etcetera; and so forth

F: Fahrenheit

FM: frequency modulation

f.o.b.: freight on board

FYI: for your information

g: gram

GIGO: garbage in, garbage out

GOP: Grand Old Party

HMS: His/Her Majesty's Ship

Hon.: Honorable

hq.: headquarters

ibid: ibidem; in the same place

i.e.: id est; that is

IQ: intelligence quotient

ISBN: International Standard Book Number

kg: kilogram

km: kilometer

l: liter

lb.: pound

L.P.N.: licensed practical nurse

Ltd.: limited

M.A.: Master of Arts

MC: master of ceremonies

M.D.: Doctor of Medicine

mg: milligram

ml: milliliter

mm: millimeter

MO: modus operandi; method of operation

MP: Military Police

mph: miles per hour

ms.: manuscript

M.S.: Master of Science

M.S.W.: Master of Social Work

N/A: not applicable

oz.: ounce

PA: public address (system)

PC: personal computer

Ph.D.: Doctor of Philosophy

p.m.: post meridiem; afternoon

pp.: pages

pro tem: pro tempore, for the time being

P.S.: postscript

PX: post exchange

RBI: runs batted in

RFD: Rural Free Delivery

RIP: rest in peace

R.N.: registered nurse

rpm: revolutions per minute

RSVP: respondez s'il vous plait, please answer

Rx: pharmaceutical prescription

SASE: self-addressed stamped envelope

SOS: save our ship/souls

TBA: to be announced

TGIF: thank God it's Friday

TKO: technical knockout

UFO: unidentified flying object

VIP: very important person

viz.: videlicet, that is to say, namely

VP: vice president