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Mem. Memorandum, Memoranda
Mgr. Manager
Misc. Miscellaneous
Mo(s). Month, months
M.S. (_Memoriae sacrum_) sacred to the memory
MS. (_Manuscriptum_) manuscript
MSS. Manuscripts
Mt. Mount, Mont
Myth. Mythology
N. Noun, note(s)
Nat. National
Naut. Nautical
N.B. (_Nota Bene_) note well
Nem. con or } (_Nemine contradicente_ or _nemine dissentiente_) none
nem. diss. } opposing
N.L. (_Non liquet_) It does not appear
N. lat. North latitude
N.N.E. North-northeast
N.N.W. North-northwest
Nom. Nominative
Nol. Pros. (_Nol prosequi_) indicates in law that a complaint will
not be prosecuted
N.S. New Style (After 1752)
N.T. New Testament
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N.u. Name(s) unknown
N.V.M. Nativity of the Virgin Mary
N.W. Northwest
Ob. (_Obiit_) he or she died
Obj. Objective (case)
Obs. Obsolete
O.F. Odd Fellow(s)
O.H.M.S. On His Majesty's Service
Olym. Olympiad
Op. Opposite
O.S. Old Style (before 1752)
O.T. Old Testament
P. or pp. Page or pages
Par. Paragraph
Par. pas. Parallel passage(s)
Parl. Parliament
Part. Participle
Partic. Particle
Pass. Passive (voice)
Pen. Peninsula
Pent. Pentecost
Perf. Perfect (tense)
Pers. Person
Pers. pron. Personal pronoun
Persp. Perspective
Phil. Philosophy
Pinx. (_Pinxit_) he painted it
Pl. Plate(s)
Plff. Plaintiff
Plup. Pluperfect
Plur. Plural
P.M. (_Post Meridiem_) afternoon to midnight
P.O. Post-office
Pop. Population
Posit. Positive
P.p. Past participle
P.P.C. (_Pour prendre conge_) to take leave
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P. pr. Participle present
P.R. (_Populus Romanus_) the Roman people
Pref. Preface
Pret. Preterite tense
Pron. Pronoun
Pro tem. (_Pro tempore_) for the time being
Pr. p. Present participle