Scot.

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Scot.
Stands forScottish
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Scot. stands for Scottish, a grammar and dictionary abbreviation.

Labels a word or sense used chiefly in Scotland or in Scottish English, such as "wee," "outwith" or "loch." Dictionaries use it alongside regional labels such as Brit., US and Austral.

Example: outwith (prep.) Scot. outside, beyond: "matters outwith the council's control"

Usage notes

Scottish English overlaps with Scots, a related Germanic language documented in the Dictionary of the Scots Language. Legal and educational vocabulary such as "procurator fiscal" and "Highers" differs from English usage because Scotland kept separate legal and school systems after the 1707 union with England.

More grammar and dictionary abbreviations

  • pres. – Present (tense)
  • pron. – Pronoun
  • refl. – Reflexive
  • rel. – Relative
  • RP – Received Pronunciation
  • sb – Somebody
  • sg – Singular (linguistic glossing)
  • sing. – Singular
  • Skt. – Sanskrit
  • sl. – Slang
  • Sp. – Spanish
  • spec. – Specifically

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