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The type of institution, such as "University" or "College," may be dropped, or some component of it abbreviated, such as "Tech" in place of "Institute of Technology" or "Technological University." The same nickname may apply to multiple institutions, especially in different regions.
Letters 16 and 17 form a two-letter word ending in P. Since this has to be UP, letter 16 is a U, which can be filled into the appropriate clue answer in the list of clues. Likewise, a three-letter word starting with A could be and, any, all, or even a proper name like Ann. One might need more clue answers before daring to guess which it could be.
Roman numerals: for example the word "six" in the clue might be used to indicate the letters VI; The name of a chemical element may be used to signify its symbol; e.g., W for tungsten; The days of the week; e.g., TH for Thursday; Country codes; e.g., "Switzerland" can indicate the letters CH; ICAO spelling alphabet: where Mike signifies M and ...
initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc, pronounced cee dee; pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words).
The California Job Case was a compartmentalized box for printing in the 19th century, sizes corresponding to the commonality of letters. The frequency of letters in text has been studied for use in cryptanalysis, and frequency analysis in particular, dating back to the Arab mathematician al-Kindi (c. AD 801–873 ), who formally developed the method (the ciphers breakable by this technique go ...
Barber-Scotia College: Concord: Private (Presbyterian) Baccalaureate college (Unaccredited) [2] 1867 Barton College: Wilson: Private (Disciples of Christ) Baccalaureate college: 1,259 1902 Belmont Abbey College: Belmont: Private : Baccalaureate college: 1,650 1876 Bennett College: Greensboro: Private : Baccalaureate college: 195 1873 Brevard ...
Hahnemann Medical College (1849–1994) – merged with The Medical College of Pennsylvania; now a part of Drexel University College of Medicine; Hershey Junior College (1938–1965) – associate's college in Derry Township (Dauphin County) Mary Immaculate Seminary (1939–1990) – Roman Catholic seminary in Lehigh Township (Northampton County)
initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc, pronounced cee dee; pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words).