al
S.P. (_Sine prole_) without issue
Sp. gr. Specific gravity
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S.P.Q.R. (_Senatus Populusque Romanus_) the Senate and the Roman
people
S.R.I. (_Sacrum Romanum Imperium_) The Holy Roman Empire
S.R.S. (_Societatis Regiae Socius_) Fellow of the Royal Society
S.S. Sunday School
S.S.E. South-southeast
S.S.W. South-southwest
St. Saint, Street
Stat. Statute(s)
Ster. Sterling
Subj. Subjunctive
Subst. Substantive
Su.-Goth. Suio-Gothic
Super. Superfine
Superl. Superlative
S.W. Southwest
T. Tenor (_in music_); (_Tutti_) the whole orchestra after a
solo
Ter. Territory
Term. Termination
Theor. Theorem
Tr. Translator, transpose
Um. Unmarried
Univ. University
U.S.A. United States Army
U.S.M. United States Mail
U.S.N. United States Navy
U.S.S. United States Ship
U.s. (_Ut supra_) as above
Vat. Vatican
V.a. Verb active
V. aux. Verb auxiliary
V. def. Verb defective
V. dep. Verb deponent
Ven. Venerable
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V.g. (_Verbi gratia_) for example
V. imp. Verb impersonal
V. in. Verb intransitive
V. irr. Verb irregular
V.n. Verb neuter
Vo. (_verso_) left-hand page
Voc. Vocative
Vol. Volume
V.r. Verb reflexive
V. tr. Verb transitive
V. Vulgate (Version)
W. West, wife
W. lon. West longitude
W.N.W. West-northwest
W.S.W. West-southwest
Xmas Christmas
Zool. Zoology

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SIGNS

In addition to the abbreviations, strictly so called, there are many signs
used in various kinds of composition. The most common are included in the
following lists.

MONETARY SIGNS

$ Dollar or dollars
cts. Cents
Gn. Guinea
L (_English_) Pound or pounds
/ or s Shilling or shillings
d. (_Denarius_) penny or pence
fr. Franc or francs
c. (_French_