Glossary

Time & Date

A.M.     =          ante meridiem (L), “before midday”  

P.M.     =          post meridiem (L),  “after midday”

BC        =          Before Christ

AD       =           Anno Domini (L), “in the year of the Lord”

AM     =          Anno Mundi, "Year of the World"
BCE      =          Before the Common Era / Christian Era

CE        =          Common Era / Christian Era

c / ca   =          circa (L), “approximately”

Communications

cc         =          carbon copy

Bcc      =          Blind carbon copy      

P.S.      =          post scriptum (L), “after what has been written”
RSVP    =         reponez s'il vous plait (F), "please respond"

Viz       =          videlicet (L), "namely"

Titles & Academic Titles

Ir          =          Ingenieur (G), “Engineer”      

Ph.D.    =          Philosophiae Doctor (L), “Doctor of Philosophy”

M.S.     =          Magister Scientiae (L), “Master of Science” 

LL.B.    =          Legum Baccalaureus (L), “ Bachelor of Laws”

Others

a.s.a.p =          as soon as possible   

a.k.a.   =          also known as

C.V.      =          curriculum vitae (L). “course of life”

e.g.      =          exempli gratia (L), “for example”

etc       =          et cetera (L), “and the rest”

i.e.       =          id est  (L), “in other words”

kiv        =          keep in view
R.I.P     =          requiescat in pace (L), "may he/she/they rest in peace" 
s.o.s.    =          si opus sit (L). "if occasion require"
v / s     =          versus (L), "against" 

W.C.     =          water closet