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COMMON ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS WORK
- A.D.
- Anno Domini, in the year of the Lord
- A.H.
- Anno Hegirae, in the year of the Hegira
- b.
- born
- B.C.
- before Christ
- B.C.E.
- before the common era ( = B.C.)
- c.
- circa, about, approximately
- C.E.
- common era ( = A.D.)
- ch.
- chapter
- d.
- died
- ed.
- editor (pl., eds.), edition
- e.g.
- exempli gratia, for example
- et al.
- et alii, and others
- etc.
- et cetera, and so forth
- exh. cat.
- exhibition catalogue
- fl.
- floruit, flourished
- i.e.
- id est, that is
- MS.
- manuscript (pl. MSS.)
- n.d.
- no date
- no.
- number (pl., nos.)
- n.s.
- new series
- N.S.
- new style, according to the Gregorian calendar
- O.S.
- old style, according to the Julian calendar
- p.
- page (pl., pp.)
- rev.
- revised
- S.
- san, sanctus, santo, male saint
- SS.
- saints
- Sta.
- sancta, santa, female saint
- supp.
- supplement
- vol.
- volume
- ?
- uncertain, possibly, perhaps
Common Abbreviations Used in This Work
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