Singkatan dalam bahasa Inggris

1. Singkatan Bahasa Inggris untuk nama Gelar
Mr. = Mister (either married or unmarried man) > Digunakan untuk pria yang sudah atau belum menikah.
Mrs. = Mistress dibaca Misis (married woman) > Digunakan untuk wanita yang sudah menikah.
Ms = Miss (either married or unmarried woman) > Baik untuk wanita yang sudah atau belum menikah.
Dr. = Doctor > Dokter
St. = Saint > Ilmuan
Jr. = Junior > Junior
Sr. = Senior > Senior
… Esq. = Esquire > Yang terhormat
H.E. = His Excellency > Paduka Yang Mulia
M.A. = Master of Arts
B.A = Bachelor of Arts
Dip. = Diploma

2. Singkatan Bahasa Inggris untuk catatan dan penulisan
etc = et cetera = and so forth = all the rest > dan sebagainya
i.e = id est = that is > yakni
e.g = exempli gratia = for example > contohnya
viz = videlicet = namely > yaitu
et all = et allii = and others = > dan lain-lain
cf. = confer = compare with > bandingkan dengan
Et seq = et equens = and that follows > dan seterusnya
cs = cum suis = with his/her friend > dan kawan-kawan
N.B. = Nota Bene = note well > perhatian
h.e. = hoe est = that is > inilah
vs = versus = against > lawan
ed., eds = editor(s)
ed.cit. = edition cited
f.,ff = and the following pages or line
front = frontispiece
ibid = ibidem = in the same place > di tempat yang sama
loc. cit. = opera citato = in the place cited
n.d. = no date given > tak bertanggal
n.p. = no publisher given > tak diterbitkan
V. = vide = see > lihat
op.cit. = opera citato > in the work cited
q.v. = quod vide > which you should consult
vol. = volume
c. = circa = approximately > sekitar/kira-kira
P.T.O = Please Turn Over > lihat sebaliknya
s.a.w. = sallallahu ‘alaihi wassallam (may Allah bless him and give him peace)
RSVP = please reply (on written invitation) > mohon dibalas
RIP = Requiscat in pace = Semoga tenang di alam sana.
VIP = Very Important Person
Incl = including, inclusive > Termasuk
excl = excluding, exclusive > Tidak termasuk.

3. Singkatan Bahasa Inggris untuk menunjukkan WAKTU
A.D. = Anno Domini = in the year of our lord= sesudah masehi
B.C. = Before Christ = sebelum masehi
a.m. = ante meridiem = before noon =sebelum tengah hari, sebelum jam 12.00
p.m. = post meridiem = after noon = sesudah tengah hari, sesudah jam 12.00
m = meredies = noon = siang hari
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