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+ | ; ''ab initio'' : from the beginning | ||
; ''ad hoc'' : for the special purpose or end | ; ''ad hoc'' : for the special purpose or end | ||
; ''anno Domini (A.D.)'' : in the year of our Lord; a date after Christ | ; ''anno Domini (A.D.)'' : in the year of our Lord; a date after Christ | ||
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; ''ibidem (ibid.)'' : in the aformentioned place | ; ''ibidem (ibid.)'' : in the aformentioned place | ||
; ''idem'' : the same as previously given | ; ''idem'' : the same as previously given | ||
− | ; ''id est (i.e.)'' : that is | + | ; ''id est (i.e.)'' : that is [see also: ''scilicet (sc.)''] |
+ | ; ''in vivo'' : within a living organism | ||
+ | ; ''in vitro'' : in an artificial environment outside the living organism | ||
+ | ; ''in silico'' : in computer simulation or in virtual reality | ||
; ''in situ'' : a. in place or position; undisturbed; b. in a localized state or condition | ; ''in situ'' : a. in place or position; undisturbed; b. in a localized state or condition | ||
; ''ex situ'' : the opposite of ''in situ'' | ; ''ex situ'' : the opposite of ''in situ'' | ||
− | ; ''opere citato (op. cit.)'' : in the work cited | + | ; ''opere citato (op. cit.)'' : in the work cited; used in place of repeating the citation of the most recently referenced work in text. |
− | ; ''sic'' : thus; so | + | ; ''sic'' : thus; so; used to indicate that a surprising word in the text is not a mistake or is quoted verbatim. |
; ''vice versa'' : conversely; in reverse order from that stated | ; ''vice versa'' : conversely; in reverse order from that stated | ||
; ''vide'' : see | ; ''vide'' : see | ||
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; ''vide supra'' : see above | ; ''vide supra'' : see above | ||
; ''videlicet (viz.)'' : that is to say; namely | ; ''videlicet (viz.)'' : that is to say; namely | ||
+ | ; ''quod vide (q.v.)'' : which see; used after a term or phrase that should be looked up elsewhere in the current document or book. For more than one term or phrase, the plural is ''quae vide (qq.v.)'' | ||
+ | ; ''nomen nescio (N.N.)'' : I do not know the name; used as a placeholder for unknown names | ||
+ | ; ''instante mense (inst.)'' : this month; | ||
+ | ; ''proximo mense (prox.)'' : next month; | ||
+ | ; ''ultimo mense (ult.)'' : last month; | ||
+ | ; ''quod erat faciendum (Q.E.F.)'' : which was to be done. | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:29, 2 November 2006
- ab initio
- from the beginning
- ad hoc
- for the special purpose or end
- anno Domini (A.D.)
- in the year of our Lord; a date after Christ
- ante meridiem (a.m.)
- before noon
- post meridiem (p.m.)
- after noon
- circa (ca.)
- about; used especially in approximate dates
- et alia (et al.)
- and others; and elsewhere
- et cetera (etc.)
- and others; and so forth; and so on
- exempli gratia (e.g.)
- for example; such as
- ibidem (ibid.)
- in the aformentioned place
- idem
- the same as previously given
- id est (i.e.)
- that is [see also: scilicet (sc.)]
- in vivo
- within a living organism
- in vitro
- in an artificial environment outside the living organism
- in silico
- in computer simulation or in virtual reality
- in situ
- a. in place or position; undisturbed; b. in a localized state or condition
- ex situ
- the opposite of in situ
- opere citato (op. cit.)
- in the work cited; used in place of repeating the citation of the most recently referenced work in text.
- sic
- thus; so; used to indicate that a surprising word in the text is not a mistake or is quoted verbatim.
- vice versa
- conversely; in reverse order from that stated
- vide
- see
- vide ante
- see before
- vide infra
- see below
- vide post
- see after
- vide supra
- see above
- videlicet (viz.)
- that is to say; namely
- quod vide (q.v.)
- which see; used after a term or phrase that should be looked up elsewhere in the current document or book. For more than one term or phrase, the plural is quae vide (qq.v.)
- nomen nescio (N.N.)
- I do not know the name; used as a placeholder for unknown names
- instante mense (inst.)
- this month;
- proximo mense (prox.)
- next month;
- ultimo mense (ult.)
- last month;
- quod erat faciendum (Q.E.F.)
- which was to be done.