ABBREVIATIONS
Amer. = American
arch. = archaic
Aust. = Australia(n)
Bk = from a reference book; date shown is published date
Bnn = Before the date shown
Brit. = Britain/British
Can. – Canadian
colloq. = colloquial
dial. = dialect
Eng. = England/English
Enn = Early nn century; e.g. E19 = Early 19th century
esp. = especially
exc. = except
LME = Late Middle English
Lnn = Late nn century; e.g. L19 = Late 19th century
ME = Middle English
Mnn = Middle nn century; e.g. M19 = Middle 19th century
nnC = nn century; e.g. 19C = 19th century
NZ = New Zealand
obs. = obsolete
orig. = originally
pert. = pertaining
S. Afr. = South Africa(n)
Sc. = Scottish
sl. = slang
spec. – specifically
W.Indies = West Indies
WWI = World War I
WWII = World War II
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