Like many things, the abbreviation lbs. can trace its beginnings back to the Roman Empire, or at least to its language. The abbreviation lb. entered English sometime in the 14th century, according to ...

From informal texts to published academic works, these common abbreviations appear everywhere. But do you know what they really mean? From Dr. to Dept., we rely on common abbreviations every ...

Did you ever wonder why the abbreviation ‘lb’ stands for pound? Turns out, it’s the abbreviation of the Latin word, libra, and in Roman times, the word libra meant balance, or scales. The word pound ...