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All About Abbreviations

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The Most Famous Abbreviation in a Dictionary

emily brewster, b r b, with more on abbreviations. The word dord was originally entered in the abbreviation adenda of a mariam webster dictionary. It is widely regarded as maybe the most famous error in a dictionary. But you know what? T l, d r, i'm going to get us back too.

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