What did that mean? Learn q.e.d. and more from the following list of common Latin abbreviations:
ad lib. | ad libitum | as much as you like |
ca. or c. | circa | around |
cf. | confer | compare with |
DV | Deo volente | God willing |
e.g. | exempli gratia | for example |
et al. | et alii (et aliae, et alia) | and other things |
etc. | etcetera | and so on |
ibid. | ibidem | in the same source |
i.e. | id est | that is |
loc. cit. | loco citato | in the place previously cited |
MA | Magister Artium | master of arts |
NB | nota bene | note well |
pro tem. | pro tempore | for the time, temporarily |
q.e.d. | quod erat demonstrandum | thus proved |
RIP | requiescat in pace | may he rest in peace |
sic | sic | thus, or literally |
vox pop. | vox populi | voice of the people |