Abbreviations
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ABBR. LATIN MEANING ENGLISH MEANING
S.P.Q.R. Senatus Poplusque Romanus The Senate and the Roman People
P.S. Post Scriptum Written Afterwards
sc./scii. scilicet (scire licet) actually
R.I.P. Requiescat in Pace May he/she rest in peace
M.A. Magister Artium Master of Arts
P.M. Post Mortem After Death
p.m. post meridiem afternoon
i.e. id est that is
A.D. Anno Domini In the year of the Lord
e.g. exempli gratia for example
B.I.D. Bis in Die Twice a Day
etc. et cetera and the rest
Q.E.D. Quod Erat Demonstrandum Which was to be demonstrated
N.B. Nota Bene Note Well
cf. confer compare
Ph.D. Philosophiae Doctor Doctor of Philosophy
a.m. ante meridiem before noon
id. idem the same
M Mille a thousand
C Centium a hundred

Courtesy of "Study Sheets for Latin Cultural Drill Tapes," by Dr. B.F. Barcio, L.H.D.
Pompeiiana, Inc. Indianapolis, IN


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