Preface English over Fifteen Centuries Using this Dictionary Abbreviations used in the Dictionary Note on Proprietary Status 1 Countries of the World 2 counties of the UK 3 States of the UAS 4 The Commonwealth 5 Books of the Bible 6 The Greek and Russian Alphabets 7 Roman Numerals 8 Weights, Measures,and Units 9 The Chemical Elements 10 Major Divisions of Geological Thime 11 The Beaufort Scale of Wind Speed 12 Biological Classification 13 Style Guied A.Punctuation Marks B.Spelling Rules C.Capitalization D.Italicization E.References to People F.Offensive Language and Sexiam 14 Proof-reading Marks 15 Indo-European Languages 16 Terms for Groups of Animals etc. 17 Word Games Supplement