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  2. Scribal abbreviation - Wikipedia

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    A dot at the baseline after a capital letter may stand for a title if it is used such as in front of names or a person's name in medieval legal documents. However, not all sigla use the beginning of the word. Exceptions: sigla not using the first letter of the abbreviated word. For plural words, the siglum is often doubled: F. = frater and FF ...

  3. List of English words containing Q not followed by U

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    Not all words in this list are acceptable in Scrabble tournament games. Scrabble tournaments around the world use their own sets of words from selected dictionaries that might not contain all the words listed here. Qi is the most commonly played word in Scrabble tournaments, [10] and was added to the official North American word list in 2006. [11]

  4. List of medieval abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    QI—qui. Ql—Quinquenalis. qiđ or qið—quid or quidem. qˡ'—qualis. q·m·—quominus. Q·M·P·—qui me presente. qń—qui nominatur. qⁿ—quando. Q·N·P·—Quæ nobis præsentibus. q'nʒ—quandoque. q°—quo. q°mg—quo magis. q°°—quomodo. q°q°—quoquo. q°s—quos. q°t·—quo tempore. q°tlʒ—quotlibet. q·p ...

  5. Crosswordese - Wikipedia

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    Crosswordese is the group of words frequently found in US crossword puzzles but seldom found in everyday conversation. The words are usually short, three to five letters, with letter combinations which crossword constructors find useful in the creation of crossword puzzles, such as words that start and/or end with vowels, abbreviations consisting entirely of consonants, unusual combinations of ...

  6. List of Latin phrases (V) - Wikipedia

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    The word denotes "by way of" or "by means of", e. g., "I will contact you via email". via media: middle road/way: This phrase describes a compromise between two extremes or the radical center political position. via, veritas, vita: the Way, the Truth, [and] the Life: Words of Jesus Christ in John 14:6; motto of many institutions viam sapientiae ...

  7. List of Greek and Latin roots in English/Q - Wikipedia

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    Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples quadr-four: Latin: quattuor: quadrangle, quadrennial, quadriceps, quadracycle ...

  8. Alternating caps - Wikipedia

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    Alternating caps, [1] also known as studly caps [a], sticky caps (where "caps" is short for capital letters), or spongecase (in reference to the "Mocking Spongebob" internet meme) is a form of text notation in which the capitalization of letters varies by some pattern, or arbitrarily (often also omitting spaces between words and occasionally some letters).

  9. English alphabet - Wikipedia

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    Modern English is written with a Latin-script alphabet consisting of 26 letters, with each having both uppercase and lowercase forms. The word alphabet is a compound of alpha and beta, the names of the first two letters in the Greek alphabet.