Hi everyone,
Has it been a while for you to look up words in an actual, physically-printed dictionary (in the book form, of course)?
We have compiled and listed some of the most common dictionary abbreviations for you to review. The abbreviations next to the word can make a difference in meaning and how you structure a sentence in a paragraph. Without some understanding, a misused word form can cause problems in writing. Be careful and understand the differences when checking out any word in a dictionary!
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| Abbreviated Form | Original Term | Abbreviated Form | Original Term |
| adj. | Adjective | obj. | objective |
| adv. | Adverb | pl. | plural |
| art. | Article | poss. | possessive |
| aux. | Auxiliary | pp. | past participle |
| comp. | Comparative degree | ppr. | present participle |
| conj. | Conjunction | prep. | preposition |
| def. art | Definite article | pron. | pronoun |
| fem. | Feminine | pt. | past tense |
| gen. | Genitive | rel. pron. | relative pronoun |
| indef. art. | Indefinite article | sing. | singular |
| interj. | Interjection | superl. | superlative degree |
| mas. | Masculine | v. | verb |
| n. | Noun | v.i. | intransitive verb |
| nom. | nominative | v.t. | transitive verb |
