A posteriori from the latter Based on observation (i.e.

, empirical knowledge), the

reverse of a priori. Used in mathematics and logic to denote something that is known
after a proof has been carried out. In philosophy, used to denote something that can be
known from empirical experience.
a priori from the former Presupposed, the reverse of a posteriori. Used in
mathematics and logic to denote something that is known or postulated before a proof
has been carried out. In philosophy, used to denote something that can be known
without empirical experience. In everyday speech, it denotes something occurring or
being known before the event.
ab initio from the beginning "At the outset", referring to an inquiry or investigation.
In literature, refers to a story told from the beginning rather than in medias res (from
the middle). In science, refers to the first principles. In other contexts, often refers to
beginner or training courses. Ab initio mundi means "from the beginning of the
world".
ab intra from within From the inside. The opposite of ab extra.
ad hoc to this Generally means "for this", in the sense of improvised on the spot or
designed for only a specific, immediate purpose.
ad infinitum to infinity Going on forever. Used to designate a property which repeats
in all cases in mathematical proof.
ad interim (ad int) for the meantime As in the term "chargé d'affaires ad interim" for
a diplomatic officer who acts in place of an ambassador.
alias otherwise An assumed name or pseudonym. Similar to alter ego, but more
specifically referring to a name, not to a "second self".
anno (an.) in the year Also used in such phrases as anno urbis conditae (see ab urbe
condita), Anno Domini, and anno regni.
Anno Domini (A.D.) in the Year of the Lord Short for Anno Domini Nostri Iesus
Christi (in the Year of Our Lord Jesus Christ), the predominantly used system for
dating years across the world, used with the Gregorian calendar, and based on the
perceived year of the birth of Jesus Christ. The years before Jesus' birth were once
marked with a.C.n (Ante Christum Natum, Before Christ was Born), but now use the
English abbreviation BC (Before Christ) or B.C.E. (Before the Common Era).
Augustus Caesar was born in the year 63 BC, and died AD 14.
aqua (aq.) water aqua fortis strong water Refers to nitric acid.
aqua pura pure water Or "clear water", "clean water".
aqua regia royal water refers to a mixture of hydrochloric acid and nitric acid.
aqua vitae water of life "Spirit of Wine" in many English texts. Used to refer to
various native distilled beverages, such as whisky (uisge beatha) in Scotland and
Ireland, gin in Holland, brandy (eau de vie) in France, and akvavit in Scandinavia.
confer (cf.) confer[4][5] "compare". Used as an abbreviation in text to recommend a
comparison with another thing (cf. citation signal).
de dato of the date Used in the context of "As we agreed in the meeting d.d. 26th Mai
2006.
de facto by deed Said of something that is the actual state of affairs, in contrast to
something's legal or official standing, which is described as de jure. De facto refers to
the "way things really are" rather than what is "officially" presented as the fact.
de novo from the new "Anew" or "afresh". In law, a trial de novo is a retrial. In
biology, de novo means newly-synthesized, and a de novo mutation is a mutation that
neither parent possessed or transmitted. In economics, de novo refers to newly-
founded companies, and de novo banks are state banks that have been in operation for
five years or less.
de re about the matter In logic, de dicto statements (about the truth of a proposition)
are distinguished from de re statements (about the properties of a thing itself).
et alibi (et al.) 'and elsewhere' A less common variant on et cetera used at the end of a
list of locations to denote unlisted places.
et alii (et al.) 'and others' Used similarly to et cetera ('and the rest'), to stand for a list of
names. Alii is actually masculine, so it can be used for men, or groups of men and
women; the feminine, et aliae (or et aliæ), is appropriate when the 'others' are all
female. Et alia is neuter plural and thus properly used only for inanimate, genderless
objects, but some use it as a gender-neutral alternative.[8] APA style uses et al. if the
work cited was written by more than six authors; MLA style uses et al. for more than
three authors.
et cetera (etc.) or (&c.) 'And the rest' In modern usages, also used to mean 'and so on'
or 'and more'.
et hoc genus omne 'And all that sort of thing' Abbreviated to e.h.g.o. or ehg
et sequentes (et seq.) 'and the following' Pluralized as et sequentia ('and the following
things'), abbreviations: et seqq., et seq.., or sqq.
ex hypothesi 'from the hypothesis' Thus, 'by hypothesis'.
ex novo 'from new' Said of something that has been built from scratch.
ex situ opposite of 'in situ'
ex vi termini 'from the force of the term' Thus, 'by definition'. ex vivo 'out of or from
life' Used in reference to the study or assay of living tissue in an artificial environment
outside the living organism.
exempli gratia (e.g.) 'for the sake of example' Usually shortened in English to 'for
example' (see citation signal). Often confused with id est (i.e.).[10]
Exempli gratia, 'for example', is commonly abbreviated 'e.g.'; in this usage it is
sometimes followed by a comma, depending on style.

ibidem (ibid.) in the same place Usually used in bibliographic citations to refer to the
last source previously referenced.
idem (id.) the same Used to refer to something that has already been cited. See also
ibidem.
idem quod (i.q.) the same as Not to be confused with an intelligence quotient.
id est (i.e.) that is "That is (to say)" in the sense of "that means" and "which means", or
"in other words", or sometimes "in this case", depending on the context; may be
followed by a comma, or not, depending on style (American English and British
English respectively). It is often misinterpreted as "in example". In this situation, e.g.
should be used instead.

in fieri in becoming Thus, "pending".

in loco in the place, on the spot That is, "at the place".
The nearby labs were closed for the weekend, so the water samples
were analyzed in loco.
in posse in potential In the state of being possible; as opposed to in esse.
in situ in the place In the original place, appropriate position, or natural arrangement.

inter alia (i.a.) among other things A term used in formal extract minutes to indicate
that the minute quoted has been taken from a fuller record of other matters, or when
alluding to the parent group after quoting a particular example.
inter alios among others Often used to compress lists of parties to legal documents.
in vacuo in a void "In a vacuum". In isolation from other things.
in vitro in glass An experimental or process methodology performed in a "non-
natural" setting (e.g., in a laboratory using a glass test tube or Petri dish), and thus
outside of a living organism or cell. The reference to glass is merely an historic one,
as the current usage of this term is not specific to the materials involved, but rather to
the "non-natural" setting employed. Alternative experimental or process
methodologies include in vitro, in silico, ex vivo and in vivo.
in vivo in life" or "in a living thing An experiment or process performed on a living
specimen.
per annum (pa.) "per year" Thus, "yearly"—occurring every year.
per capita "by heads" "Per head", i.e., "per person" - a ratio by the number of
persons. The singular is per caput ("through a head").
post mortem (pm) "after death" Usually rendered postmortem. Not to be confused
with post meridiem.
pro forma "for form" Or "as a matter of form". Prescribing a set form or procedure,
or performed in a set manner.
pro rata "for the rate" i.e., proportionately.
quod erat demonstrandum (Q.E.D.) "what was to be demonstrated" The abbreviation
is often written at the bottom of a mathematical proof. Sometimes translated loosely
into English as "The Five Ws", W.W.W.W.W., which stands for "Which Was What We
Wanted".
sic "thus" Or "just so". States that the preceding quoted material appears exactly that
way in the source, despite any errors of spelling, grammar, usage, or fact that may be
present. Used only for previous quoted text; ita or similar must be used to mean
"thus" when referring to something about to be stated.
status quo "the situation in which" The current condition or situation. Also status quo
ante ("the situation in which [things were] before"), referring to the state of affairs
prior to some upsetting event (cf. reset button technique).
ut supra "as above"
verbatim "word for word" Refers to perfect transcription or quotation.

versus (vs) or (v.) "towards" Literally "in the direction". Mistakenly used in English as
"against" (probably from "adversus"), particularly to denote two opposing parties,
such as in a legal dispute or a sports match.
via "by the road" "by way of" or "by means of"; e.g. "I'll contact you via e-mail."
vice versa
versa vice "with position turned" Thus, "the other way around", "conversely", etc.
Historically, vice is properly pronounced as two syllables, but the one-syllable
pronunciation is extremely common. Classical Latin pronunciation dictates that the
letter C can only make a hard sound, like K and a v is pronounced like a w; thus wee-
keh wehr-suh.

vide infra (v.i.) "see below" vide supra (v.s.) "see above" Or "see earlier in this
writing". Also shortened to just supra. vincit omnia veritas "Truth conquers all"
videlicet (viz.) "namely", "that is to say", "as follows" Contraction of videre licet:
"permitted to see".

From
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Abbreviation Latin English usage
------------ ----- -------------
ca. circa approximately
cf. confer compare
e.g. exempli gratia for example
et al. et alii and the others
etc. et cetera and so on
ibid. ibidem in the same place as the
previous reference
i.e. id est that is
N.B. Nota Bene note well
P.S. post scriptum an addition to the main text
viz. videlicet namely

Usage notes
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ca. This works best with dates and in parenthesis.

The house was built during the Depression (ca. 1932).

cf. This can be replaced with "see" or "compare".

e.g. Style manuals disagree on the use of periods. Where possible,

the
words "for example" (spelled out and in English) can be used to
improve
clarity.

They purchased luxury goods (for example, champaign).

etc. Where possible, the words "and so on" to improve clarity.

i.e. Style manuals disagree on the use of periods. Where possible,

the words "that is" are preferred.

John left the city of his birth (that is, New York).

N.B. This is capitalised.

From
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Common abbreviations and usages
The common Latin words, abbreviations, and initialisms still in use are:

 A.D. (anno Domini), "in the year of the Lord"[1]

 a.m. (Ante Meridiem), "before midday"[1]

 c., ca., ca or cca. (circa), "around (about, approximately)"[2][3]

 Cap. (capitulus), "chapter", is used before a chapter number of laws of the

United Kingdom[4] and its (former) colonies, e.g. Hong Kong. Example:
Electronic Transactions Ordinance (Cap. 553). In some practices the full stop
is omitted: Cap  553.

 cf. (confer) means "bring together" and hence "compare" (confer is the
imperative of the Latin verb conferre).[3] In older editions it is sometimes seen
"cp." = "compare".

Example: "These results were similar to those obtained using different

techniques (cf. Wilson, 1999 and Ansmann, 1992)."
 C.V. or CV (curriculum vitae), meaning "course of life". A document
containing a summary or listing of relevant job experience and education. The
exact usage of the term varies between British English and American English.

 cwt. (centum weight), "Hundredweight". [1] N.B. this uses a mixture of Latin
and English abbreviation.

 D.V. (Deo volente), "God willing"

 DG, D.G. or DEI GRA (Dei gratia), "by the grace of God".[1] A part of the
monarch's title, it is found on all British coins.

 ead. (eadem): see id. below.

 et al. (et alii) means "and others", or "and co-workers".[1] It can also stand for
et alia, "and other things", or et alibi, "and other places".

Example: "These results agree with the ones published by Pelon et al. (2002)."
 etc. (et cetera) (archaic abbreviations include &c. and &/c.) means "and the
others", "and other things", "and the rest".[1]

Example: "I need to go to the store and buy some pie, milk, cheese, etc."
 e.g. (exempli gratia) means "for example", "for instance".[1]

Example: "The shipping company instituted a surcharge on any items

weighing over a ton; e.g., a car or truck."
 ibid. (ibidem) means "in the same place (book, etc.)"[1], and is used in citations.
It should not be confused with the following abbreviation. It is better
pronounced ibídem, with stress on the second -i- (as it was in Latin).
 id. (idem) means "the same (man)".[1] It is used to avoid repeating the name of
a male author (in citations, footnotes, bibliographies, etc.) When quoting a
female author, use the corresponding feminine form, ead. (eadem), "the same
(woman)" (eadem is pronounced with stress on the first e-).

 i.a. ("inter alia") means "among other things".

Example: "Ernest Hemingway- author (i.a. 'The Sun Also Rises')"

 i.e. (id est) means "that is" or "in other words".[1]

Example: "For reasons not fully understood there is only a minor PSI
contribution to the variable fluorescence emission of chloroplasts (Dau, 1994),
i.e. the PSI fluorescence appears to be independent from the state of its
reaction centre (Butler, 1978)."
 J.D. (Juris Doctor), literally means "teacher of law/rights".

 lb. (libra) means "scales", used to indicate the pound (mass).[1]

 LL.B. (Legum Baccalaureus), literally means "bachelor of laws". The "LL." of

the abbreviation for the degree is from the genitive plural legum (of lex, legis
f., law), thus "LL.B." stands for Legum Baccalaureus in Latin. In the United
States it was sometimes erroneously called "Bachelor of Legal Letters" to
account for the double "L" (and therefore sometimes abbreviated as "L.L.B.").

 M.A. (Magister Artium), "Master of Arts" is a postgraduate academic master

degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically
studied for in Fine Art, Humanities, Social Science or Theology and can be
either fully taught, research-based, or a combination of the two.

 M.O. (modus operandi) means "method of operating".

 N.B. (nota bene) means "note well". Some people use "Note" for the same
purpose.[1] Usually written with majuscule (French upper case / 'capital')
letters.

Example: "N.B.: All the measurements have an accuracy of within 5% as they

were calibrated according to the procedure described by Jackson (1989)."
 nem. con. (nemine contradicente) means "with no one speaking against". This
does NOT mean "unanimously", but simply that nobody voted against – in
other words, there may have been abstentions.

 op. cit. (opere citato) means in the same article, book etc. as was mentioned
before. It is most often used in citations in a similar way to 'ibid', though 'ibid'
would usually be followed by a page number.

 p.a. (per annum) means "through a year", and is used in the sense of "yearly".
[1]

 per cent. (per centum), "for each one hundred" / [commonly "percent"]: [5]
 Ph.D. (Philosophiæ Doctor), "Teacher of Philosophy"

 p.m. (Post Meridiem), "after midday"

 p.m.a. (post mortem auctoris) means "after the author's death".

 p.p. and per pro. (per procurationem), "through the agency of"

 PRN (pro re nata), "as needed" in relation to medication

 pro tem. (pro tempore), "for the time being", temporarily, in place of[1]

 P.S. (post scriptum) means "after what has been written"; it is used to indicate
additions to a text after the signature.

 Q.D. (quaque die), "every day", used on medications to indicate when to take.

 Q.E.D. (quod erat demonstrandum) means "which was to be demonstrated".[1]

Cited in many texts at the end of a mathematical proof.

 q.v. (quod videre) literally "which to see" – used as an imperative.[1] Used after
a term or phrase that should be looked up elsewhere in the current document
or book. For more than one term or phrase, the plural is quae videre (qq.v.).

 Re (in re) means "in the matter of", or "concerning". Often used to prefix the
subject of traditional letters and memoranda. However, when used in an e-mail
subject, there is evidence that it functions as an abbreviation of "reply" rather
than the word meaning "in the matter of". Nominative case singular 'res' is the
Latin equivalent of 'thing'; singular 're' is the ablative case required by 'in'.
Some people believe it is short for 'regarding'.

 REG (regina), "queen". A part of the monarch's title, it is found on all British
coins minted during the reign of a monarch who is a queen. Rex, "king" (not
an abbreviation) is used when the reigning monarch is a king.

 R.I.P. (requiescat in pace), "may he/she rest in peace": a short prayer for a
dead person. It can also mean requiescant (plural) in pace, i.e. "may they" etc.

 s.o.s. ("si opus sit"), "if there is need", "if occasion require", "if necessary"[6]

 viz. (videlicet) means "namely, to wit, precisely, that is to say".[1] In

contradistinction to i.e. and e.g., viz. is used to indicate a detailed description
of something stated before, and when it precedes a list of group members, it
implies (near) completeness. Example: "The noble gases, viz. helium, neon,
argon, xenon, krypton and radon, show a non-expected behaviour when
exposed to this new element."

 vs or v. (versus) means "against" (sometimes is not abbreviated).

 Example: "From Figure 1 that shows force (in newtons) vs. mass (in
kilograms) we can derive the acceleration of the body." Or, "The next football
game will be the knights vs. the sea eagles."

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