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List of Commonly Used Abbreviations
Addresses and Directions
- N - north
- S - south
- E - east
- W - west
- apt. - apartment
- ave. - avenue
- bldg. - building
- blvd. - boulevard
- ct. - court
- ctr. - center
- dr. - drive
- fwy. - freeway
- hwy. - highway
- ln. - lane
- pkwy. - parkway
- pl. - place
- pt. - point
- rd. - road
- st. - street
- ste. - suite
For even more address-related abbreviations, check out the list of 50 states abbreviations on this site.
Measurements
- in. - inch
- ft. - foot
- yd. - yard
- mi. - mile
- tsp. - teaspoon
- tbsp. - tablespoon
- pt. - pint
- qt. - quart
- gal. - gallon
- oz. - ounce
- lb. - pound
- min. - minute
- hr. - hour
- s - second
- mph - miles per hour
- rpm - revolutions per minute
- sq. - square (as in "square inches")
- cu. - cubic (as in "cubic feet")
- mm - millimeter
- cm - centimeter
- m - meter
- km - kilometer
- mg - milligram
- g - gram
- kg - kilogram
- ml - milliliter
- l - liter
- kl - kiloliter
- B - byte
- KB - kilobyte
- MB - megabyte
- GB - gigabyte
- W - watt
- kW - kilowatt
- kWh - kilowatt-hour
Grammar
- adj. - adjective
- adv. - adverb
- conj. - conjunction
- interj. - interjection
- n. - noun
- prep. - preposition
- pron. - pronoun
- v. - verb
Groups
- assn. - association
- corp. - corporation
- dept. - department
- div. - division
- ext. - extension
People
- jr. - junior
- sr. - senior
- Capt. - Captain
- Lt. - Lieutenant
Other
- anon. - anonymous
- max. - maximum
- min. - minimum
- p. - page
- pp. - pages
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