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Abbreviation Phrase
bkgd background
biochem biochemist/ biochemistry
Biog Biographical/ Biography
Biol Biologic/ Biological/ Biology
blk black
bud budget
bus business
cert certify/ certification/ certified/ certificate
CE Chemical Engineer/ Civil Engineer
chem chemical/ chemist/ chemistry
chron chronicle/ chronological/ chronology
cir circle/ circular/ circulate
coll college
comm communicate/ communication
cont continue/ continued
contrib contribute/ contribution/ contributor
coord coordinator
CPA Certified Public Accountant
ctr center
deg degree/ degrees
dept department
dev development
dir director
disc disciplinary
dist distribute/distribution
div division
doc document
dup/dupl duplicate
econ economy/ economics/ economist
ed education
eff efficient/ efficiently
elem elementary
eng English
engin Engineer/ Engineering
eq equal/ equation
equip equipment
equiv equivalent
esp especially
est estimate/ establish/ established
ex example
lib library
librn librarian
lit literal/ literally/ literary/ literature
ltr letter
MA/MS Master's of Arts or Master's of Science
maj major
math mathematics
mdse merchandise
meas measure
mech mechanical/ mechanics
med medical/ medicine
mgmt management
mgr manager
min minimum/ minute
modif modify/ modification
msg message
mythol mythology
neg negotiable
nat'l national
num numbers
opp opposite
opt optical/ optician/ option
org organization/ organized
orig original
par parallel/ parish
para paragraph
part particular/ participial/ participate
path/pathol pathology
pct percent
perm permanent
pharm pharmacy/ pharmacist/ pharmaceutical
PhD Doctor of Philosophy
philos philosopher/ philosophy
phys physical/ physician/ physics
physiol physiologist/ physiology
polit political/ politician
polytech polytechnic
pref preferred/ preference
prelim preliminary
prep preparatory/ preposition
pres present/ president
prim primary/ primitive
prin principal
prob probable/ probably/ problem
proc proceedings
prod produce/ production
prog program
prov province/ provincial/ provisional
psychol psychologist/ psychology
publ publication/ published
quals qualifications
quot quotation
recd received
recip recipient/ reciprocal/ reciprocity
rect rectangle/ receipt/ rectified
ref referee/ reference/ referred/ reforming/ refund
reg region/ register/ registered/ regular/ regulation
rel relating/ relative
relig religion
rep report/ reporter/ representative/ republic
rept report
repl replace/ replacement
req require/ required/ requisition
res research/ reserve/ residence/ resolution
rm room
sch school
sci science/ scientific
sec second/ secondary
sect section
secy secretary
serv service
sociol sociology
sol solicitor/ solution
span Spanish
spec special/ specialist
specif specific/ specifically/ specialization
sr senior
srvc service
stat statistics
std standard
stud student
sub substitute
subj subject
suff sufficient
suppl supplement/ supplementary
supt superintendent
supv supervisor
surg surgeon/ surgery/ surgical
sym symbol
syst system
tech technical/ technically/ technological/ technology
temp temperature/ temporary
theol theological/ theology
undergrad undergraduate
univ university
U.S. United States
V.P. Vice President
var variable/ various/ variety
vet veterinarian/ veterinary
vocab vocabulary
vol volume/ volunteer
wk week/ work
w/ with
w/o without
wt weight
yr year(s)
zool zoological/ zoology

Source: Webster's Guide to Abbreviations, Copyright 1985 by Merriam-Webster, Inc.

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