Austral English / A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia

by Edward Ellis Morris

OTHER ABBREVIATIONS

q.v. <i>quod vide</i>, which see.

i.q. <i>idem quod</i>, the same as.

ibid. <i>ibidem</i>, in the same book.

i.e. <i>id est</i>, that is.

sc. <i>scilicet</i>, that is to say.

s.v. <i>sub voce</i>, under the word.

cf. <i>confer</i>, compare.

n. noun,

adj. adjective.

v. verb.

prep. preposition.

interj. interjection.

<i>sic</i>, "thus," draws attention to some peculiarity of diction or to what is believed to be a mistake.

N.O. Natural Order.

sp. a species,

spp. various species.

A square bracket [ ] shows an addition to a quotation by way of comment.

O.E.D. "Oxford English Dictionary," often formerly quoted
as "N.E.D." or "New English Dictionary."