Latin Abbreviations in English

Here is a short table of Latin abbreviations you may run into on this site or in the academic world. You'll find the Latin abbreviation and the word spelled out in Latin, as well as an English translation. For more information on some of these Latin abbreviations in English, including how to use them, see Common Latin Abbreviations.

Latin Abbreviation	Latin	English Translation
A.D.	anno Domini	in the year of Our Lord
A.M.	ante meridiem	before noon
A.U.C.	ab urbe condita	from the founding of the city
cf	confer	bring together
C.V.	curriculum vitae	course of life
et al.	et alii	and others
etc.	et cetera	and the other things
e.g.	exempli gratia	for the sake of an example
fl.	floruit	he flourished
i.e.	id est	that is
M.O.	modus operandi	way of operating
N.B.	nota bene	note well
op. cit.	opus citatum (opere citato)	the work quoted
percent	per centum	by the hundred
P. M.	post meridiem	after noon
Pro tem.	pro tempore	for the time (being)
P.S.	post scriptum	written after
Q.E.D.	quod erat demonstrandum	that which was to be demonstrated
q.v.	quod videre	which see
R.I.P.	requiescat in pace	may he rest in peace
S.P.Q.R.	Senatus Populusque Romanus	The Senate and the Roman People
vs. (v.)	versus	against