Click HERE to see a list of common abbreviations used in the hobby by dealers and collectors Color abbreviations found elsewhere on this page ADD-ON - A cachet design added to a cover which was originally uncacheted AEROGRAM - See AEROGRAMME AEROGRAMME - Postal stationary that is a single sheet which may be folded inot an envelope, sealed and mailed at less than the air mail rate ALL-PURPOSE CACHET - A cachet with a general design that can be used for many different stamp subjects B
shortened forms of words, often used for convenience in writing Certain abbreviations (such as Mr , a m , e g , etc ) are acceptable in formal writing; in general, however, the complete form of words is preferred
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aphids bare root roses, see Own Root roses black roses blackspot blue roses borers bud-pinching cut roses David Austin Roses, see English Roses deadheading English Roses fertilizer Floribundas fragrance fungus grafted roses, see Own Root roses hips Hybrid Teas Japanese Beetles leaf cutters mildew, see powdery mildew miniature roses mites Modern Roses mosaic virus, see virus mulch Old Roses once blooming own-root roses patended roses Peace planting powdery mildew propagation pruning repeat blooming rust shade shrub roses soil spidermites, see mites sunlight, see shade thrips virus water winter protection
This information is included in Appendix A: Abbreviations, which includes all abbreviations and acronyms used in the Factbook, with their expansions
DLS: Double Letter Score DWS: Double Word Score TLS: Triple Letter Score TWS: Triple Word Score ?: The blank tile The letter representing the blank is often highlighted in diagrams and underlined in text OWL: The Official Tournament and Club Word List
ACCME - Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education ARC - Accreditation Review Committee AAFP - American Academy of Family Physicians ABMS - American Board of Medical Specialties ACOG - American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology AHA - American Hospital Association AMA - American Medical Association AOA - American Osteopathic Association AHME - Association for Hospital Medical Education AAMC - Association of American Medical Colleges CRR - Committee for Review and Recognition CME - Continuing Medical Education CMSS - Council of Medical Specialty Societies FSMB - Federation of State Medical Boards of the U S , Inc MC - Monitoring Committee
An abbreviation is a short way to write a word or a group of words It is a good rule of thumb to avoid abbreviations in formal writing as much as possible, however, titles such as Mr , Mrs , or Dr before names, A M and P M , B C and A D are actually more appropriate than their longer forms Always end an abbreviation with a period
Avoid abbreviations in formal text When using acronyms (words formed from the initial letters or parts of a word), use the full title first followed by the acronym, e g , hypertext markup language (html)
A shortened form of a word or phrase used for brevity in place of the whole, consisting of the first letter, or the first few letters, followed by a period (full stop), for example, assoc for association or P O for post office Some terms have more than one abbreviation (v or vol for volume) Abbreviated abbr Also used as an umbrella term for any shortened form of a word or phrase, not an acronym, initialism, or contraction, for example, the postal code CT for Connecticut The rules governing the use of abbreviations in library catalog entries are given in Appendix B of AACR2
a shortened form of a word or words, either the use of initials instead of a whole word, for example: TTA (Teacher Training Agency) or the first few letters, for example: approx for approximately
The form to which a word or phrase is reduced by contraction and omission; a letter or letters, standing for a word or phrase of which they are a part; as, Gen
An abbreviation is a short form of a word or phrase, made by leaving out some of the letters or by using only the first letter of each word. The postal abbreviation for Kansas is KS. Shortened form of a written word or phrase used in place of the whole. Abbreviations began to proliferate in the 19th century and have been prevalent since; they are employed to reduce the time required for writing or speaking, especially when referring to the myriad new organizations, bureaucratic entities, and technological products typical of industrial societies. An abbreviation can now easily become a word, either as an initialism in which the letters are pronounced individually (e.g., TV or FBI) or as an acronym in which the letters are combined into syllables (e.g., scuba, laser, or NAFTA)