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Abbreviations and Letter Symbols


 * J.D.—(jurum or juris doctor) doctor of laws
 * JOBS—Job Opportunities in the Business Sector
 * JIT—just in time
 * Jpn.—Japan or Japanese where necessary to abbreviate
 * Jr.—junior
 * Judge Adv. Gen.—Judge Advocate General
 * LAFTA—Latin American Free Trade Association
 * lat.—latitude
 * LC—Library of Congress
 * LCD—liquid crystal display
 * lc.—lowercase
 * L.Ed.—Lawyer's edition (U.S. Supreme Court Reports)
 * liq.—liquid
 * lf—lightface
 * LF—low frequency
 * LL.B.—bachelor of laws
 * LL.D.—doctor of laws
 * loc. cit.—(loco citato) in the place cited
 * log (no period)—logarithm
 * long.—longitude
 * loran (no periods)—long-range navigation
 * lox (no periods)—liquid oxygen
 * LPG—liquefied petroleum gas
 * Ltd.—limited
 * Lt. Gov.—lieutenant governor
 * M—money supply: Ml, M2, etc.
 * M.—monsieur; MM., messieurs
 * m.—(meridies) noon
 * M—more
 * MAC—Military Airlift Command
 * MAG—Military Advisory Group
 * MarAd—Maritime Administration
 * MC—Member of Congress (emcee, master of ceremonies)
 * M.D.—doctor of medicine
 * MDAP—Mutual Defense Assistance Program
 * MediCal—Medicaid California
 * memo—memorandum
 * MF—medium frequency; microfiche
 * MFN—most favored nation
 * MIA—missing in action (plural MIAs)
 * MIRV—multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle
 * Misc. Doc. (with number)—miscellaneous document
 * Mile.—mademoiselle
 * Mme.—madam
 * Mmes.—mesdames
 * mo.—month
 * MOS—military occupational specialty
 * M.P.—Member of Parliament
 * MP—military police
 * Mr.—mister (plural Messrs.)
 * MRI—magnetic resonance imaging
 * Mrs.—mistress
 * Ms.—feminine title (plural Mses.)
 * M.S.—master of science
 * MS.—MSS., manuscript, manuscripts
 * MSC— Military Sealift Command
 * Msgr.—monsignor
 * m.s.l.—mean sea level
 * MSNBC—Microsoft National Broadcasting Co.
 * MTN—multilateral trade negotiations
 * N.—north
 * NA—not available; not applicable
 * NACo.—National Association of Counties
 * NAFTA—North American Free Trade Agreement