ABATTOIR. A public slaughter-house for cattle, &c., usually erected within the walls or precincts of a continental town or city.
ABBREVIATION. One or more of the earlier letters of a word used to express the whole.
1. Abbreviations in general use:—
A.B., Bachelor of Arts.
A.D., In the year of our Lord.
A.I.C., Associate of the Institute of Chemistry.
A.I.C.E., Associate of the Institute of Civil Engineers.
A.M., Master of Arts.—Before noon.
A.R.A., Associate of the Royal Academy.
B.A., Bachelor of Arts.