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P
also p (piː ) (plural P's, p's )
1.variable noun A1
P is the sixteenth letter of the English alphabet.
2.
3.
4.
P or p is used as an abbreviation for words beginning with p, such as 'per' or 'parking'.
5.
In a piece of music, p is a written abbreviation for piano and indicates that the piece should be played quietly.
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p in British English 1
nounWord forms: plural p's, P's or Ps
1.
the 16th letter and 12th consonant of the modern English alphabet
2.
a speech sound represented by this letter, usually a voiceless bilabial stop, as in pig
3. See mind one's p's and q's
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p in British English 2
symbol for
1.
(in Britain) penny or pence
2. music
piano: an instruction to play quietly
3.
pico-
4. physics
a.
momentum
b.
proton
c.
pressure
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P in British English
symbol for
1. chemistry
phosphorus
2. physics
a.
pressure
b.
power
c.
parity
d.
poise
3.
(on road signs) parking
4. chess
pawn
5. currency
a.
(the former) peseta
b.
peso
c.
pataca
d.
pula
abbreviation for
6.
Portugal (international car registration)
7.
pharmacy only: used to label medicines that can be obtained without a prescription, but only at a shop at which there is a pharmacist
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p. in British English
abbreviation for
1.Word forms: plural pp
page
2.
part
3.
participle
4.
past
5.
per
6.
post
7.
pro
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Word origin
(for sense 6) Latin: after; (for sense 7) Latin: in favour of; for
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p- in British English
prefix
short for para-1 (sense 6)
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P in American English 1
1. Genetics
parental generation
2.
park (on automotive automatic-shift indicators)
3. Chess
pawn
4.
peta-
5. Bible
Peter
6.
petite
7. Baseball
pitcher
8.
poise(s) (unit of viscosity)
9.
police
10. Physics
power
11.
president
12. Physics
pressure
13.
priest
14.
prince
15. Military
prisoner
16. American Football
punter
: sometimes written p
17.
purl
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P in American English 2
Chemistry
phosphorus
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p in American English 1
nounWord forms: plural P's or p's
1.
the sixteenth letter of the English alphabet: from the Greek pi, a borrowing from the Phoenician
2.
any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the (p) of peace
3.
a type or impression for p or P
4.
the sixteenth in a sequence or group
5.
an object shaped like P
adjective
6.
of p or P
7.
sixteenth in a sequence or group
8.
shaped like P
Idioms:
mind
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p in American English 2
1.
page
2.
part
3.
participle
4.
past
5.
penny; pennies
6.
per
7.
peseta
8.
peso
9.
petite
10.
pico-
11.
pint
12.
pipe
13. Baseball
pitcher
14.
pole
15.
population
16.
power
17.
pressure
18.
pro
19. Physics
proton
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p in American English 3
Italian
Musical Direction
soft(ly)
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Word origin
It piano: see piano1
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p- in American English
1. Chemistry
para-1 (sense 2) para-1 (sense 2b)
usually italicized and hyphenated in chemical names
2. Electricity
positive
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p in American English
1.
penny; pence
2.Music
softly
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Word origin
[‹ It piano]
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P in American English
(pi) or p (pi)
nounWord forms: plural P's or Ps, p's or ps
1.
the sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, a consonant
2.
any spoken sound represented by the letter P or p, as in pet, supper, top, etc
3.
something having the shape of a P
4.
a written or printed representation of the letter P or p
5.
a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter P or p
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P in American English 1
abbreviation
1. Education (as a rating of student performance)
passing
2.Chess
pawn
3.Electronics
plate
4.
poor
5.Grammar
predicate
6.
Protestant
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P in American English 2
symbol
1.
the 16th in order or in a series, or, when I is omitted, the 15th
2.(sometimes lc)
the medieval Roman numeral for 400
Compare Roman numerals
3.Genetics
parental
4.Chemistry
phosphorus
5.Physics
a.
power
b.
pressure
c.
proton
d. See space inversion
e.
poise
6.Biochemistry proline
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p. in American English
1.
page
2.
part
3.
participle
4.
past
5.
father
6.Chess
pawn
7.
penny; pence
8.
per
9.Grammar
person
10.
peseta
11.
peso
12.Music
softly
13.
pint
14.
pipe
15.Baseball
pitcher
16.
pole
17.
population
18.
after
19.
president
20.
pressure
21.
purl
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Word origin
[(def. 5) ‹ L pater; (def. 12) ‹ It piano; (def. 18) ‹ L post]
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P. in American English
1.
pastor
2.
father
3.
peseta
4.
peso
5.
post
6.
president
7.
pressure
8.
priest
9.
prince
10.
progressive
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Word origin
[(def. 2) ‹ L Pater]
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p- in American English
abbreviation
Chemistry para-1 (sense 2)
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P- in American English
prefix
Military (in designations of fighter aircraft)
pursuit
P-38
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