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Abbreviations of Hatzfeld and Darmesteter, denoting two of the dictionary’s three compilers, Adolphe Hatzfeld (1824–1900), Arsène Darmesteter (1846–1888), and Antoine Thomas (1857–1935).
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Hatz.–Darm.
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