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abbreviation

Mathematics. infimum.

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Other definitions for inf (2 of 4)

INF

[ inf ]

/ ɪnf /

noun

European-based U.S. nuclear weapons that were capable of striking the Soviet Union and Soviet ones that could hit Western Europe (usually used attributively): INF missiles;the 1987 INF Treaty.

Origin of INF

First recorded in 1980–85; abbreviation of I(ntermediate-range) N(uclear) F(orces)

Other definitions for inf (3 of 4)

in f.

abbreviation

in the end; finally.

Origin of in f.

FromLatin in fīne

Other definitions for inf (4 of 4)

Inf.

abbreviation

infantry.

infuse.

Origin of Inf.

(def. 2) <Latin infunde

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How to use inf in a sentence

Lavrov then argued that U.S. missile defense in Europe were also a concern for Russia in the context of the INF Treaty.
Russian Foreign Minister: We Can’t Get Assad to Do Anything|Josh Rogin|February 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“The INF Treaty is the backbone of protecting Europe from nuclear threats,” said a senior GOP Senate aide.
U.S. Knew Russia Violated Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty|Josh Rogin|November 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Eventually, many of the conservatives who opposed the INF treaty came around to support it.
START Treaty: What Republicans Can Learn From Reagan|Stanley A. Weiss|December 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST
It is remarkable that Dante has copied the same passage, and has the word voltando; Inf.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer

But afterwards the said people of Florence were ungrateful and forgetful towards the said Messer Inf.
Villani's Chronicle|Giovanni Villani
And the said Florentine host being at Arezzo, in the old palace of the bishops, for twenty days, they laid Inf.
Villani's Chronicle|Giovanni Villani
Inf., three-year troops, another name for the Coast Artillery.
The Old First Massachusetts Coast Artillery in War and Peace|Frederick Morse Cutler
Inf., the three-year regiment, deserve the appellation, the Fighting First.
The Old First Massachusetts Coast Artillery in War and Peace|Frederick Morse Cutler

British Dictionary definitions for inf (1 of 2)

inf

abbreviation for

infinitive

informal

infra

Word Origin for inf

Latin: below; after; later

British Dictionary definitions for inf (2 of 2)

INF

abbreviation for

intermediate-range nuclear forces: land-based missiles and aircraft with a range between 500 and 5000 km

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