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Ontario. Op. Opposite: Opus; Opera. O. P. Order of Preachers. Opt. Optics. Opt . Optative. Ord. Ordinance; Ordinary. Ore., or Oreg. Oregon. Orig. Original, -nally. Ornith. Ornithology, Ornithologi cal. O. S. Old Style (Calendar previous to 1752); Outside Sentinel. Os. Osmium. O. S. A. Order of St. Augustine. O.S. B. Order of St. Benedict. O. S. F. Order of St. Francis. O. T. Old Testament. O. U. A. Order of United Americans. Oxf. Glo . Oxford Glo ary of Architecture. Oxon. (Mid. Lat. Oxonia ) Oxford. Oxonien. (Mid. Lat. Oxoniensis ) Of Oxford. Oz. Ounce, Ounces. P. P. Page: Part; Participle: Past; Pole; Phosphorus: Pint; Penny; Pipe. (Lat. Pondere ) By weight. (Lat. Pugillus ) A pugil. - (Lat. Pater ) Father. Pa . Pennsylvania. p . a. Participial adjective. Paint . Painting. Pal ., or Palcon . Paleontology. Palæobot .: Paleobotany. Par . Paragraph. Parl . Parliament, Parliamentary. Part. Participle. Pa . Pa ive. Pat . Patrick. Pathol. Pathology. Payt. Payment. Pb . (Lat. Plumbum .) Lead. P. B. (Lat. Philosophiæ Baccalau reus) Bachelor of Philosophy. P. C. Privy Council (Councilor); Police Constable; Principal Con- duct or.-(Lat. Patres Conscript i ) Conscript Fathers. P. C. P. Past Chief Patriarch. P. C. S. Principal Clerk of Se ion. P. Cyc. Penny Cyclopedia. P. D. (Lat. Philosophiæ Doctor) Doctor of Philosophy. Pd . Paid; Palladium. P. E. Protestant Episcopal. Pe . Pelopium. P. E. I. Prince Edward Island. Penn. Pennsylvania. Pent. Pentecost. Per ., or Pers . Persia; Persian. Per an., or per an. (Lat. Per an num) By the year. Per cent, Per ct . (Lat. Per centum) By the hundred. Perf . Perfect. Perh. Perhaps. Peri . Perigee. Pers. Person. Persp. Perspective. Pert. Pertaining. Peruv. Peruvian. Pet . Peter. P. G. Past Grand. Pg . Portuguese. P.G. M. Past Grand Master. Phar ., or Pharm . Pharmacy, Pharma copœia. Pha . B. (Latin Philosophiæ Bacca laureus ) Bachelor of Philosophy. Ph . D. (Lat. Philosophiæ Doctor) Doctor of Philosophy. Phil . Philip; Philip pians; Philosophy. Philosopher, Philosophical; Philemon. Phil ., or Phila . Philadelphia. Philem. Philemon. Philol. Philology. Philom. (Gr. Philomathes ) Lover IMG:content-1198.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1199.png:[blocks in formation] Pron. Pronoun; Pronominal; Pro nounced, Pronunciation. Pron . a. Pronominal adjective. Prop. Proposition; Properly. Pros. Prosody. Prot. Protestant. Pro tem . (Lat. Pro tempore ) For the time being. Prov. Proverbs; Proverbially; Provost; Province, Provincial. Prox . (Lat. Proximo ) Next; of the next month. P. R. S. President of the Royal Society. P. R. S. A. President of the Royal Scottish Academy. Prus. Pru ia, Pru ian. P. S. Permanent Secretary; Principal Sojourner; Privy Seal.-(Lat. Post scriptum ) Postscript. Ps ., or Psa . Psalm, Psalms. Psychol. Psychology. Pt. Platinum. IMG:content-1200.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1201.png:[blocks in formation] Rabb. Rabbinical. R. A. C. Royal Arch Chapter. Rad . (Lat. Radix ) Root; Radical. R. A. M. Royal Academy of Music. R. A. S. Royal Agricultural Society. Rb . Rubidium. Rc . (Latin Rescriptum ) A rescript or copy. R. C. Roman Catholic. R. C. A. Reformed Church in America. R. C. Ch. Roman Catholic Church. RD. Royal Dragoons; Rural Dean. R. E. Royal Engineers; Royal Exchange; Right Excellent. Réaum . Réaumur. Rec. or R. Recipe; Recorder. Recd. Received. Recpt. Receipt. Rec. Sec. Recording Secretary. Rect. Rector; Receipt. Ref . Reformed, Reformer, Reform a tion; Reference. Ref. Ch. Reformed Church. Ref. Pres. Reformed Presbyterian. Reg. or Regr. Register, Registrar; Regular. Reg. Prof. Regius Profe or. Reg., or Regt . Regent. Regt. Regiment. Rel. Religion, Religious; Relative. Rem. Remark, Remarks. Rep. Representative; Republic; Re port, Reporter. Repub . Republic, Republican. Retd. Returned. Rev. Revelation; Revolution; Re view; Revenue; Revise. Rev., or Revd . Reverend. Reus. Reverend (plural). Rev. Vers. Revised Version. R. F. (Lat. Rex Francorum ) King of the French. R. G. G. Royal Grenadier Guards. Rh. Rhodium. R. H. A. Royal Hibernian Academy; Royal Horse Artillery. Rhet. Rhetoric, Rhetorical. R. H. G. Royal Horse Guards. R. H. S. Royal Humane Society. R. I. Rhode Island. Rich ., or Richd . Richard. R.I. H.S. Rhode Island Historical Society. R. I. P. (Lat. Requiescat in pace) May he (she) rest in peace.