Common Latin Abbreviations

A.D.

anno Domini
(in the year of the Lord)

a.m.

ante meridiem (before midday)

ca.

circa (around/about/approximately)

cf.

confer (bring together / compare)

C.V.

curriculum vitae (course of life)

DEI GRA

Dei gratia (by the grace of God)

et al.

et alii (and others/and co-workers)
Or
et alia (and other things)

etc.

et cetera
(and the others/and the rest)

e.g.

exempli gratia (for example)

ibid.

ibidem (in the same place (book))

id.

idem (the same (man))

i.a.

inter alia (among other things)

i.e.

id est (that is/in other words)

lb.

libra (scales)

M.O.

modus operandi
(method of operating)

N.B.

nota bene (note well)

nem. con.

nemine contradicente
(with no one speaking against)

op. cit.

opere citato
(in the same article/book etc. as was stated before)

p.a.

per annum (through a year/per year)

per cent.

per centum (per hundred)

p.m.

post meridiem (after midday)

pro tem.

pro tempore
(for the time being/temporarily)

P.S.

post scriptum
(after what has been written)

Q.D.

quaque die (every day)

Q.E.D.

quod erat demonstrandum
(which was to be demonstrated)

q.v.

quod vide (for which see)

R.I.P.

requiescat in pace
(may he/she/they rest in peace)

viz

videlicet (namely)

vs

versus (against)

ergo

ergo (therefore)