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Abbreviations dictionary / Ralph De Sola
Bib ID 3042971
Format BookBook
Author
De Sola, Ralph, 1908-
 
Edition Augm. international 7th ed. 
Description New York : Elsevier, c1986 
xviii, 1240 p. ; 24 cm. 
ISBN 0444008071
Full contents Includes index. 
Notes

Subtitle: Abbreviations, acronyms, airlines, appelations, astronomical terminology, bafflegab divulged (euphemisms explained), birthstones, British and Irish county abbreviations, Canadian Provinces, chemical elements, Citizens-band call signs, computer jargon, contractions, criminalistic terms, data processing, diacritical marks, Dysphemistic place-names, earthquake data, eponyms, fishing ports, geographical equivalents, government agencies, Greek alphabet, historical, musical, and mythological data, international conversions, international vehicle license letters, medical terms, nations, nicknames, numbered abbreviations, numeration, ports of the world, prisons of the world, railroads, Roman numerals, Russian alphabet, short forms, short cuts, signs & symbols, slang, steamship lines, superlatives, weather symbols (Beaufort scale), wedding anniversaries, winds of the world, zip coding, zodiac.

Subjects Abbreviations, English.  |  Acronyms.  |  Signs and symbols -- Dictionaries.
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