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R.I.P.
Requiescat in Pace (may he rest in peace)
H.J.S.
hic iacet sepultus (here lies buried)
S.T.T.L.
sit tibi terra levis (may the earth rest lightly on you
D.M.
dis minibus (to the spirits of the dead)
a.c.
ante cibos (before meals)
b.i.d.
bis in die (twice a day)
gtt.
guttae (drops)
h.s.
hora somni (at bedtime)
o.d.
oculus dexter (right eye)
o.s.
oculus sinister (left eye)
p.c.
post cibos (after meals)
p.o.
per os (orally)
q.d.
quaque die (everyday)
q.s.
quantum sufficiat (as much as needed)
quot.
daily
Rx
recipe (take)
s.i.d.
semel is die (once a day)
stat.
statim (immediately)
t.i.d.
ter in die (three times a day)
A.D.
anno domini (in the year of our lord)
A.M.
ante meridiem (before midday)
a.u.c.
ab urbe condita, anno urbis conditae (from the founding of the city)
Cet. Par.
ceteris paribus (with other things being equal)
cf.
confer (compare)
d.s.p.
decessit sine prole (dead without issue)
D.V.
deo volente (god willing)
e.g.
exempli gratia (for [the sake of an] example)
et al.
et alia (and others)
et seq.
et sequentes/et sequentia/et sequens (and the following)
etc.
et cetera (and so forth, and the rest)
F.D.
fidei defensor (defender of the faith (a title of the British monarchs))
ff.
foliis (on the [following] pages)
fl.
floruit (period of time during which a person or thing flourished)
f.r.
folio recto (on the right-hand page)
f.v.
folio verso (on the left-hand page)
i.e.
id est (that is)
ibid.
ibidem (in the same place)
Infra. dig
infra dignitatem (beneath one's dignity)
loc. cit.
loco citato (in a previously cited place)
m.o.
modus operandi (way of operating)
mod.
moderate/moderato (medium)
P.M.
post meridiem (after midday)
p.r.n.
pro re nata (as the need arises)
pass.
passim (everywhere)
pinx.
pinxit (he painted)
p.s.
post scriptum (written after)
Q.E.D.
quod erat demonstrandum (that which was to be shown)
sc.
scilicet (actually)
S.C.U.
Senatus Consultum Ultimum (final decree of the senate (martial law))
s.g.
singularis (without example)
s.o.s.
si opus sit (if there is need)
S.P.Q.R.
Senatus Populusque Romanus (The Senate and the Roman People)
v.i.
vide infra (see below)
v.s.
vide super (see above)
viz.
videlicet (namely)
vs.
versus (against)
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