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Abbreviations Used in the Dictionary

abbr. - abbreviation/abbreviated

Adj. - adjective

Adv. - adverb

Aust. - Australia

Cf. - compare with

Conj. - conjunction

Derog. - derogatory

Exclam. - exclamation

imper. - imperative

Informal - not slang but informal speech (formerly called a colloquialism)

Int. - interjection

Lancs - The county of Lancashire

Leics - The county of Leicestershire

Lincs - The county of Lincolnshire

Notts - The county of Nottinghamshire

N.Z. - New Zealand

Offens. - offensive

Orig. - originating in

Occ. - occasionally

Phrs. - phrase

Poss. - possibly

Prep. - preposition

Pron. - pronoun

s.e. - standard English

U.S. - United States

Vrb phrs - phrase based on a verb

W.I. - West Indies

Yorks - The county of Yorkshire