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1
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ad lib.

A

at pleasure

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A.D.

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in the year of our Lord

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A.M.

A

before noon

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cf.

A

compare

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cv.

A

course of life

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e.g.

A

for example

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et al.

A

and others

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8
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etc.

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and the rest, and so forth

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9
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ibid.

A

in the same place

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10
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i.e.

A

that is

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lb.

A

pound

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12
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M.D.

A

Doctor of Medicine

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M.O.

A

way of operating

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N.B.

A

note well

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n.p.o

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nothing by mouth

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16
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op. cit.

A

in the work mentioned

17
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per cent

A

by the hundred

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P.M.

A

after noon

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pro tem.

A

for the time being

20
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P.S.

A

postscript, written afterwards

21
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Q.E.D

A

that which was to be proved

22
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q.v.

A

which see

23
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R.I.P

A

may he/she rest in peace

24
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Rx

A

take (as directed)

25
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s.l.

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without a place

26
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viz.

A

one may see, namely

27
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vs.

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against