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In the same place; -- abbreviated ibid. or ib.

The same; the same as above; -- often abbreviated id.

The International; an abbreviated from of the title of the International Workingmen's Association, the name of an association, formed in London in 1864, which has for object the promotion of the interests of the industrial classes of all nations.

A little lady; -- applied by the writers of Queen Elizabeth's time, in the abbreviated form Lakin, to the Virgin Mary.

pronounced mìster, except when given to boys; -- sometimes written Mister, but usually abbreviated to Mr.

The middle segment of the brain; the midbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to mesen. See Brain.

Sirs; gentlemen; -- abbreviated to Messrs., which is used as the plural of Mr.

The posterior part of the brain, including the medulla; the afterbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to meten.

title of courtesy prefixed to the name of a man or youth. It is usually written in the abbreviated form Mr. To call your name, inquire your where, Or whet you think of Mister Some-one's book, Or Mister Other's marriage or decease. Mrs. Browning.

The brain and spinal cord; the cerebro-spinal axis; the neuron. Sometimes abbreviated to myelencephal.

the first day of a calendar year; the first day of January. Often colloquially abbreviated to New year's or new year.

Any particular system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in art or science, to express briefly technical facts, quantities, etc. Esp., the system of figures, letters, and signs used in arithmetic and algebra to express number, quantity, or operations.

The punctuation point [.] that marks the end of a complete sentence, or of an abbreviated word.

Increasing; strengthening; -- a direction indicating a sudden increase of force (abbreviated rf., rfz.) Cf. Forzando, and Sforzando.

defamatory speech or writing published to the injury of a person of dignity; -- usually abbreviated scan. mag.

To wit; namely; videlicet; -- often abbreviated to sc., or ss.

In the month immediately preceding the present; as, on the 1st ultimo; -- usually abbreviated to ult. Cf. Proximo.

, usually of hard wood, and heavier than the other strakes. -- Upper ten thousand, or (abbreviated) Upper ten, the ten thousand, more or less, who are highest in position or wealth; the upper class; the aristocracy. [Colloq.] -- Upper topsail (Naut.), the upper half of a double topsail. -- Upper works (Naut.), all th…

A variety; -- used in giving scientific names, and often abbreviated to var.

Against; as, John Doe versus Richard Roe; -- chiefly used in legal language, and abbreviated to v. or vs.