EXPLANATORY TABLE.
| a. | stands for Adjective. |
| ad. | Adverb. |
| Alg. | Algebra. |
| Anat. | Anatomy. |
| Arch. | Architecture. |
| Arith. | Arithmetic. |
| Astrol. | Astrology. |
| Astron. | Astronomy. |
| Bot. | Botany. |
| Chem. | Chemistry. |
| Com. | Commerce. |
| conj. | Conjunction. |
| Eccl. | Ecclesiastical. |
| Eng. | England, or English. |
| Ent. | Entomology. |
| Fort. | Fortification. |
| Fr. | French. |
| Geol. | Geology. |
| Geom. | Geometry. |
| Gram. | Grammar. |
| Gr. | Greek. |
| Her. | Heraldry. |
| Ich. | Ichthyology. |
| interj. | Interjection. |
| It. | Italian. |
| L. | Latin. |
| Math. | Mathematics. |
| Med. | Medicine. |
| Meteor. | Meteorology. |
| Mil. | Military. |
| Min. | Mineralogy. |
| Mythol. | Mythology. |
| Mus. | Music. |
| Naut. | Nautical. |
| n. | Noun. |
| Ornith. | Ornithology. |
| pl. | Plural. |
| prep. | Preposition. |
| Rhet. | Rhetoric. |
| Sculp. | Sculpture. |
| sing. | Singular. |
| Sp. | Spanish. |
| Surg. | Surgery. |
| Theol. | Theology. |
| U. S. | United States. |
| v. a. | Verb Active. |
| v. n. | Verb Neuter. |
| Zoöl. | Zoölogy. |
Small Capitals in the printing of a word or a phrase, indicate a reference to that word in its alphabetical place, where additional synonymes, or some information in regard to it, may be found.
When a word has more than one signification, the separate groups of synonymes, corresponding to the several meanings, are designated by figures.