*** Indicates both a change from previous practice and an exception to the twelfth edition.Ī B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZĪfrodescendant (noun) (preferred: person of African descent)Īfrodescendent (adj.) (preferred: of African descent)ĪIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)Īnalogue (but analog in computer technology)Īnti-money-laundering (adj. ** Indicates an exception to the twelfth edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary.

* Indicates a change from previous practice. The contract was for a fixed term).Ĭompound adjectives in which the first word ends in –ly are not hyphenated (e.g.

Otherwise they are normally not hyphenated (e.g. The abbreviation “adj.” is used to indicate compound adjectives that are hyphenated when they precede a noun (e.g. one third of the total) unless they are used as adjectives (e.g. Non-English names of organizations, firms, ministries and the like are not italicized.įractions expressed in words are not hyphenated (e.g. Foreign words that are not listed in that edition or included in the list, however, are italicized. For further guidance, see also Abbreviations and acronyms and Capitalization in English.įoreign words listed in the twelfth edition or included in the list below are not italicized in United Nations documents. Some words commonly used in United Nations documents that are not in the twelfth edition of the dictionary are included in the list for ease of reference.

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