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What is the meaning and usage of the abbreviation “v. a.”?
At the time of this writing there is no explanation on wiktionary, and searching the web does not yield an answer, only more instances of its use:
A random entry at the Etymological Dictionary of ...
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What do references like “Docc Rom.” and similar mean? [closed]
In the book Giordano Bruno: His Life and Thought, by Dorothea Waley Singer, references often have a form of
18 Doc. Ven. XV.
or
49 Docc. Rom. XX, XXI.
How to decipher them?
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When listing species of plants, what does “var.” mean?
Sometimes within the Latin names of plants, I will find the word "var.", which I assume is an abbreviation, e.g. Ursinia chrysanthemoides var. geyeri.
What is the meaning of this?
Is it sometimes ...
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Is it right to call it “SEO” and how do you pronounce it? [closed]
Two questions:
I couldn't find a source to decide whether to assume SEO an acronym or not. How should I pronounce it?
SEO stands for "Search Engine Optimization" while it is the process of improving ...
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What does “sq” mean when referencing page or verse numbers? [closed]
In the book I am reading (Patrick Fairbairn, The Interpretation of Prophecy, 2nd ed., 1865), the abbreviation "sq." is used sometimes in referencing both Scripture and other books (as "Typology of ...
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What could “MVP posture” mean in a game for Kinect? [closed]
I have recently bought the new Kinect control for Xbox which allows to use your whole body to control your game protagonist.
In one game called "Kinect Joy Ride" one has to mimick the postures. The ...
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1answer
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What does “c'tee” mean?
I have been seeing the word c'tee frequently. Here are some examples:
Sports minister sets up c’tee to find solution to football crisis
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Meaning of “pcm” [closed]
I'm trying to rent an apartment and the price is written as:
£1,000 pcm.
What does that mean?
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What does 'Ibid' mean in reference/footnotes?
Every so often I read a book with footnotes, and I've seen them use Ibid. followed by page numbers - but I have no idea what this term means.
At first I thought it was a reference to a classical ...
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Is “sb.” a commonly accepted abbreviation? What does it mean?
What does sb. mean? I keep seeing it certain posters' questions and I'm not sure what it's supposed to stand for — the word something, my initial guess, doesn't have a 'b' in it. So my questions ...
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XOXO means “hugs and kisses” but why?
What's the reasoning behind abbreviating hugs and kisses as X's and O's? Some say X is for hugs and O is for kisses, and some say the other way around; but why X and O, and why are they doubled?
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What is meant by “sth”?
I came across this line in a site:
Can u make sth effective for a sports betting related product?
I can't understand what is meant by sth effective here. I tried to google it but was unable to ...
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Meaning of 'cf.' [closed]
it refers to a discrete life form that has properties of mind (i.e. experience and character, cf. sentience)
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What does “wrt” mean? [closed]
What is the meaning of wrt in the following text?
I think this is an excellent idea, but I'd like to see this explicitly reframed under the banner of providing Drupal.org data through ...
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What does “shortening” mean? Is it different from “abbreviation”?
What does shortening mean? Is it different from abbreviation? I checked the dictionary, but I don't get the difference clearly.
