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MEC Index
| Label | Meaning |
|---|---|
| agr. | agriculture and horticulture |
| alch. | alchemy, chemistry |
| anat. | anatomy |
| angling. | angling, fishing |
| arch. | architecture |
| arith. | arithmetic |
| arm. | arms and armor |
| astrol. | astrology |
| astron. | astronomy |
| Bibl. | Biblical |
| bot. | botany |
| Chess. | Chess |
| cook. | cookery |
| cost. | costume |
| eccl. | ecclesiastical usage |
| game. | game |
| geom. | geometry |
| gram. | grammar |
| hawk. | hawking, falconry |
| her. | heraldry |
| hunt. | hunting, the chase |
| lapid. | lapidary |
| law. | law, legal usage |
| liturg. | liturgy |
| logic. | logic |
| math. | mathematics |
| med. | medicine |
| mil. | military usage |
| mus. | music |
| naut. | nautical usage |
| num. | numismatics |
| palm. | palmistry |
| pathol. | pathology |
| pharm. | pharmaceutical? |
| phil. | philosophy |
| philos. | philosophy |
| phys. | physics |
| physiog. | physiognomy |
| physiol. | physiology |
| rhet. | rhetoric |
| surg. | surgery |
| theol. | theology |
| veter. | veterinary science |
| Label | Meaning |
|---|---|
| absol. | absolute(ly), i.e. without object |
| attrib. | attributive(ly) |
| coll. | collective(ly) |
| comb(s). | combination(s) |
| comp. | comparative |
| impers. | impersonal |
| impv. | imperative |
| p.ppl. | past participle |
| phr. | phrase |
| pl. | plural |
| ppl(s). | participle(s) |
| pr.ppl. | present participle |
| refl. | reflexive |
| sg. | singular |
| sup. | superlative |
| Label | Meaning |
|---|---|
| euph. | euphemism |
| fig. | figurative(ly) |
| coll. | collective(ly) |
| impers. | impersonal |
| iron. | ironic(ally) |
| misc. | miscellaneous |
| person. | personification, personified |
| pl. | plural |
| prov. | proverbial |
| refl. | reflexive |
| Scot. | Scottish |
| sg. | singular |
| specif. | specifical(ly) |