The abbreviation meanings are the following:
1) Contraction (contr.)
2) Obsolete (obs.)
3) Greek (Gr.)
4) Anglo-Saxon (AS)
5) Plural (pl.)
6) German (G.)
7) That is (i.e.)
8) Colloquialism (colloq.)
9) Following (ff.)
10) Pronoun (pron.)
Abbreviations in dictionaries give the reader additional information about a word, for instance, its origin or its grammar function.
Answer:
The answers are explained below.
Explanation:
Abbreviations are used, first of all, to present information in a shorter way. In a dictionary entry, they provide more data, such as the type of word, or the origin of it as well as the category, among others. Here are the answers:
1) Contraction is contr.
2) Obsolete is obs.
3) Greek is Gr.
4) Anglo-Saxon is AS.
5) Plural is pl.
6) German is G.
7) That is i.e.
8) Colloquialism colloq.
9) Following ff.
10) Pronoun pron.
