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Re: Abbreviation update
> > AWOL: away without leave ("gone", of military origin)
>
> I believe this is "absent without leave". Doesn't really change the
meaning
> in any way, but still...
> [...]
> Could insert "Ma: Million (years) ago" between these two.
I'll add that next time. BTW, a is official for "year", annus, so Ma is a
megayear, and Ga is a gigayear. (Never seen this outside the English
language.) Thanks! :-)