univ.

Writing & Everyday abbreviation · Everyday

univ. stands for University, an everyday abbreviation.

Shortens "university" in addresses, citations, tables and sports scores, as in "Ohio State Univ." It appears in directories, journal affiliations and mailing labels.

Example: Send the samples to the Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.

Usage notes

Academic journals print author affiliations in abbreviated form to save space. MLA style shortens University to U in publisher names, as in "U of Chicago P." The word comes from Latin universitas, "the whole, a corporation."

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