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Abbreviations Flashcards

1
Q

what is an abbreviation?

A

it is a shortened or brief form of a word of phrase

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2
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why do we use abbreviations?

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to save time

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3
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what does an abbreviation usually end in?

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A full stop

-however if the abbreviation ends in the last letter of the word the full stop is omitted.
E.g. Dr Mr Mrs

  • if the abbreviation consists of the initial letters of words the full stop is omitted
    E.g. USA SAA
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4
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what is an acronym?

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this is when the initials of words form a new word. This word is pronounced as it is spelt and does not require a full stop.

E.g. Aids = Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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BA

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Bachelor of Arts

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Bcom

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Bachelor of commerce

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Bsc

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Bachelor of science

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Capt.

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captain

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CA

A

Chartered Accountant

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CC

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Closed Corporation

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CEO

A

Chief Executive Officer

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Co.

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Company

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Col.

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Colonel

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DDS

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Dentist

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Div.

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Division

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Dr

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Doctor

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Gen.

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General

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Hon.

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Honorary

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Jr/Jnr

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Junior

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Lt

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Lieutenant

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MC

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Master of Ceremonies

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MD

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Managing Director/ Medical Doctor

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Miss

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Mistress

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MP

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Member of Parliment

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Mr

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Mister

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Ms

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Missus/ mistress

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Mrs

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missus

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OT

A

Occupational therapy

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PI

A

Private investigator

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PA

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Personal Assistant

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PhD

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Doctor of Philosophy

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PM

A

Prime Minister

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Pres.

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President

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PRO

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Public Relations Officer

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Prof.

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Professor

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36
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PTY (ltd)

A

Propriety (limited)

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Sec.

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Secretary

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Sen.

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Senator

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39
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Sen/sr

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senior

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40
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Sgt

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Sergeant

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Jan.

A

January

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Feb.

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February

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Mar.

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March

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Apr.

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April

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May

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May

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Jun.

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June

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Jul.

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July

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Aug.

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August

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Sept.

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September

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Oct.

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October

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Nov.

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November

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Dec.

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December

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53
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Sun.

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Sunday

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Mon.

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Monday

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55
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Tues.

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Tuesday

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56
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Wed.

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Wednesday

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57
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Thurs.

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Thursday

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Fri.

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Friday

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59
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Sat.

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Saturday

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60
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AD

A

Anno Domini

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BC

A

Before Christ

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BCE

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Before Common Era

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a.m.

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ante meridiem

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p.m.

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post meridiem

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p.a.

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c

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arr.

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dep.

69
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Deg.

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Dip.

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H.O.D.

A

Head of Department

72
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Prep.

A

Preparatory (school)

73
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Univ.

A

University

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Ave

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cnr

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Rd

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St

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P O Box

A

Post Office Box

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c

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cm

A

centimeter

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g

82
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kg

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m

84
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mg

85
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ml

A

millilitres

86
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mm

A

millimeters

87
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RSA

A

Republic of South Africa

88
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UK

A

United Kingdom

89
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USA

A

United States of America

90
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RoC

A

Republic of China

91
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ANC

A

African National Congress

92
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AWOL

A

Absent without leave

93
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CIA

A

Central Intelligence Agency

94
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FBI

A

Federal Bureau of Investigation

95
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Parl

96
Q

UN

A

United Nations

97
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abbr.

A

abbreviation

98
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adj.

99
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adv.

100
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ans.

101
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aux.

102
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c/o

103
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conj.

A

conjunction

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e.g.

105
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etc.

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ibid

A

from the source

107
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ie.

108
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n

109
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NB

A

nota bene, note well, very important

110
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no.

111
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par.

112
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pg.

113
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pl

114
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PS

A

post script

115
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P.T.O

A

please turn over

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re

A

regarding, in reference to

117
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ref.

118
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sing.

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v

120
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v/vs

121
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via

A

through, by way of

122
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viz.

123
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vs.

124
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AIDS

A

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

125
Q

ATM

A

Automated Teller Machine

126
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CD

A

Compact Disc

127
Q

cell

128
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CNN

A

Cable News Network

129
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DVD

A

Digital Video Disc

130
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e-mail

A

elecronic mail

131
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fax

132
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HIV

A

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

133
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IT

A

Information Technology

134
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pc

A

personal computer

135
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RAM

A

Random Access Memory

136
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ROM

A

Read Only Memory

137
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SARS

A

South African Revenue Services

138
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sms

A

short message service

139
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tv

A

television

140
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www

A

world wide web

141
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AA

A

Automobile Association/ Alcoholics Anonymous

142
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ADD

A

Attention Deficit Disorder

143
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BBC

A

British Broadcasting Corporation

144
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COD

A

Cash on Delivery

145
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CV

A

Curriculum Vitae

146
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IBM

A

International Business Machines

147
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ICU

A

Intensive Care Unit

148
Q

IOU

149
Q

lbw

A

leg before wicket

150
Q

RIP

A

Rest in Peace

151
Q

RSVP

A

Please reply

152
Q

SPCA

A

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

153
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VIP

A

Very Important Person

154
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WC

A

Water Closet (toilet)

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