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sister soph sophomore sosh social (in the context of social security number) spats spatterdashes spec specialist specification speculation specs specifications spectacles sperm spermaceti spermatozoön staph staphylococcus stat statim (borrowed from Latin) stats statistics steno stenographer stereo stereophony strep streptococcus stude student ...
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Little Sister (band), Sly & the Family Stone's background vocalists "Little Sister" (Elvis Presley song), a song released by Elvis Presley in 1961, and later covered by Ry Cooder and by Dwight Yoakam
Lists of abbreviations in the English language: Athletics abbreviations; List of business and finance abbreviations; List of computing and IT abbreviations; List of ecclesiastical abbreviations; List of energy abbreviations; List of abbreviations in photography; List of glossing abbreviations (grammatical terms used in linguistic interlinear ...
An abbreviation (from Latin brevis, meaning "short" [1]) is a shortened form of a word or phrase, by any method including shortening, contraction, initialism (which includes acronym) or crasis. An abbreviation may be a shortened form of a word, usually ended with a trailing period. For example: etc. is the usual abbreviation for et cetera.
This article lists common abbreviations for grammatical terms that are used in linguistic interlinear glossing of oral languages [nb 1] in English. The list provides conventional glosses as established by standard inventories of glossing abbreviations such as the Leipzig Glossing rules, [2] the most widely known standard. Synonymous glosses are ...
Little Sisters of Jesus; Abbreviation: LSJ (Post-nominal initials) Established: 1939; 85 years ago (): Founder: Madeleine Hutin: Founded at: Touggort, French Algeria: Type: Centralized Religious Institute of Consecrated Life of Pontifical Right (for Women)
Here may also be classed the abbreviated forms for the name of God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost; also for the names of the Blessed Virgin, the saints, etc.; likewise abbreviations used in the administration of the Sacraments, mortuary epitaphs, etc. (to which class belong the numerous Catacomb inscriptions); finally some miscellaneous ...