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Authors: John Andrew Simpson,
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs
Concise Dictionary of Proverbs
© Oxford University Press, 2003
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Abbreviations used in the dictionary
| a | ante (before) |
| Apr. | April |
| Aug. | August |
| AV | Authorized Version (of the Bible), 1611 |
| c | circa (about) |
| cent. | century |
| cf. | confer (compare) |
| COD | Concise Oxford Dictionary |
| Dec. | December |
| Dict. | dictionary (of) |
| Du. | Dutch |
| ed. | edition |
| EETS | Early English Text Society |
| esp. | especially |
| et al. | et alii (and others) |
| Feb. | February |
| Fr. | French |
| Ger. | German |
| Gr. | Greek |
| Hist. | history (of), historical |
| Ibid. | ibidem (in the same place) |
| Ital. | Italian |
| Jan. | January |
| L. | Latin |
| Mag. | Magazine |
| Mar. | March |
| mod. | modern |
| MS(S) | manuscript(s) |
| Nov. | November |
| NY | New York |
| Oct. | October |
| ODEP | Oxford Dictionary of English Proverbs |
| OED | Oxford English Dictionary |
| Pt. | part |
| quot. | quotation |
| rev. | revised |
| Sept. | September |
| Ser. | series |
| St. | Saint |
| STS | Scottish Text Society |
| tr. | translation (of) |
| US | United States (of America) |
| vol. | volume |
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