A.D. - Anno Domini
in the year of the Lord (C.E. = Common Era)
a.m. (ante meridiem)
before noon
p.m. (post meridiem)
after noon
ca. - circa
around, about (of approximate dates)
stat - statim
immediately
et al. - et alia / et alii
and other things / and other people
etc. - et cetera
and the rest
e.g. - exempl? grati?
for the sake of example
ff. = the following (pages)
...
i.e. - id est
that is [to say]
(restates something in a simpler way)
N.B. - Not? Bene
Note well
(i.e. Pay close attention)
op. cit. (opus citatum)
the work previously cited
viz. (videlicet)
that is to say; namely
pro tem (pr? tempore)
for the time being
P.S. - Post Scriptum
written after (at the end of a letter)
S.P.Q.R. - Senatus Populusque Romanus
The Roman Senate and People;
slogan of Rome
R.I.P. - Requiescat in pace
May (s)he rest in peace
A.U.C. - Ab Urbe Condita
From the foundation of the city"
(Roman dating years started with the founding of Rome in 753 B.C. and year 1 A.U.C.)
Q.E.D. - Quod erat demonstrandum
That which had to be proven
(Used at the end of a mathematical proof)
vs. - versus
against
(used in competitions between two entities; used in legal cases: Brown vs. Topeka Board of Ed.)
M.A. - Magister Artium
the Master's degree
M.D. - Medicinae Doctor
Doctor of Medicine
Ph. D - Philosophiae Doctor
Doctor of Philosophy
J.D. - Juris Doctor
Doctor of Law
(Lawyer)
M.O. - Modus Operandi
Method of Operating
(often of a criminal's pattern of behavior, also to describe any usual pattern)
cf. - confer
compare
(used when comparing two items)
lb. - libra
scale
(stands for pound since a scale is used in weighing, and libra means scale in Latin)
Rx - Recipe
take again
(of Pharmacy prescriptions)
C.V. - Curriculum Vitae
literally "Course of Life"
Latin name for a job resume
ad lib. - ad libitum
at one's pleasure
(freedom to improvise in music, comedy, and art)
ibid. - ibidem
in the same place: ibi "there" + idem "the same"
(for citing the same source in footnotes of a research paper, not to have to write out the info again)
q.v. - quod vide
which see
(used to direct a reader to look up a topic elsewhere in the book)
viz. - videlicet
it is permitted to see: vide (Imperative) "see" + licet "it's permitted"
(for a detailed description of the thing preceeding)
vol. ; pl. vv.
volume (Lat. volumen), papyrus scroll
fresco
painting made while wall plaster is still wet
Pompeianus
man of Pompeii