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app. |
appendix |
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bk. |
book |
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ch. |
chapter |
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col. |
column |
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def. |
definition |
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dept. |
department |
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ed. |
edition (but spell out editor, edited by) |
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e.g. |
for example (from the Latin exempli gratia; set off by commas, unless preceded by a different punctuation mark) |
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et al. |
and others (from the Latin et alii, et aliae, et alia) |
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etc. |
and so forth (from the Latin et cetera; like most abbreviations, not appropriate in text) |
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fig. |
figure |
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i.e. |
that is (from the Latin id est; set off by commas, unless preceded by a different punctuation mark) |
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MS, MSS |
manuscript, manuscripts |
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n, nn |
note, notes |
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p., pp. |
page, pages |
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par. |
paragraph |
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qtd. |
quoted (chiefly used with qtd.in: see 6.77) |
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r. |
recto |
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rev. |
revised |
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sec. |
section |
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st. |
stanza |
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supp. |
supplement |
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trans. |
translation (but spell out translator, translated by) |
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U |
University (used in documentation – e.g., U of Tennessee, Knoxville) |
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un |
unnumbered note |
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UP |
University Press (used in documentation – e.g., Columbia UP) |
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vers. |
version |
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v. |
verso, versus |
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vol. |
volume |
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From MLA Handbook, 9th ed., pp. 294-95. |
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