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Origin of p

From the Italian word piano

Words nearby p

ozonous, ozostomia, ozs., oz. t., Ozzie, p, P2P, P45, p53 gene, pa, paal

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p²

abbreviation

penny; pence.

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P¹

or p

[ pee ]

/ pi /

noun, plural P's or Ps, p's or ps.

the sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.

any spoken sound represented by the letter P or p, as in pet, supper, top, etc.

something having the shape of a P.

a written or printed representation of the letter P or p.

a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter P or p.

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P²

abbreviation

Education. (as a rating of student performance) passing.

Chess. pawn.

Electronics. plate.

poor.

Grammar. predicate.

Protestant.

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P³

Symbol.

the 16th in order or in a series.

(sometimes lowercase) the medieval Roman numeral for 400.Compare Roman numerals.

Genetics. parental (def. 4).

Chemistry. phosphorus (def. 1).

Physics.

Biochemistry. proline.

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abbreviation

Chemistry. para-¹ (def. 2).

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P-

abbreviation

Military. (in designations of fighter aircraft) pursuit: P-38.

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p.¹

abbreviation

father.

Origin of p.

From the Latin word pater

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p.²

abbreviation

Music. softly (def. 2).

Origin of p.

From the Italian word piano

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p.³

abbreviation

after.

Origin of p.

From the Latin word post

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p.⁴

abbreviation

page.

part.

participle.

past.

Chess. pawn.

penny; pence.

per.

Grammar. person.

peseta.

peso.

pint.

pipe.

Baseball. pitcher.

pole.

population.

president.

pressure.

purl.

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P.¹

abbreviation

father.

Origin of P.

From the Latin word Pater

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P.²

abbreviation

pastor.

peseta.

peso.

post.

president.

pressure.

priest.

prince.

progressive.

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How to use p in a sentence

Oh, we’ve been trying for years to feed you guys clues about how worthless P values are.
Top 10 questions I’d ask an alien from the Galactic Federation|Tom Siegfried|December 9, 2020|Science News
A plant that feeds its root microbiome ample exudates is a plant that receives N, P, and K plus the health-promoting goods of the root microbiome in return.
Junk Food Is Bad For Plants, Too - Issue 90: Something Green|Anne Biklé & David R. Montgomery|September 23, 2020|Nautilus
When an undersea earthquake rumbles, it releases energy as seismic waves known as P waves and S waves that vibrate through the seafloor.
Underwater earthquakes’ sound waves reveal changes in ocean warming|Carolyn Gramling|September 17, 2020|Science News
To believe some proposition P is to be disposed in general to act and react as if P is true.
Believing in Monsters: David Livingstone Smith on the Subhuman - Facts So Romantic|Eric Schwitzgebel|September 11, 2020|Nautilus

You cannot be simultaneously disposed in general to act as if P is the case and in general to act as if not-P is the case.
Believing in Monsters: David Livingstone Smith on the Subhuman - Facts So Romantic|Eric Schwitzgebel|September 11, 2020|Nautilus
Perhaps it will be newly elected Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush.
The GOP Senate: A New Utopia Dawns|P. J. O’Rourke|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I think Abraham Lincoln: A Biography by Benjamin P. Thomas, which was published 60 years ago, is magical.
What Lincoln Could Teach Fox News|Scott Porch|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In addition to Cornyn and Abbott, George P. Bush will likely coast to victory.
The Most Interesting Place to Be Tonight|Tim Mak|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That, I submit, represents Progress with a capital P—and not just for her, but for all of us.
This One Picture of Telly Savalas Refutes All Fears That Progress Has Ended|Nick Gillespie|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and J. P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson died in a plane crash in Clear Lake, Iowa, on February 3, 1959.
How Rock and Roll Killed Jim Crow|Dennis McNally|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
About this time the famous Philippine painter, Juan Luna (vide p. 195), was released after six monthsʼ imprisonment as a suspect.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Tobacco is a strong growing plant resisting heat and drought to a far (p. 018) greater extent than most plants.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Smith's method usually gives good results, as does also the more simple method of Hiss (p. 263).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
De secretis operibus artis et naturae, et de nullitate magiae, p. 533 (Brewer).
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
He sympathized with that movement which, during his childhood, culminated in the Cavite Conspiracy (vide p. 106).
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman

British Dictionary definitions for p (1 of 5)

P

/ (piː) /

noun plural p's, P's or Ps

the 16th letter and 12th consonant of the modern English alphabet

a speech sound represented by this letter, usually a voiceless bilabial stop, as in pig

mind one's p's and q's to be careful to behave correctly and use polite or suitable language

British Dictionary definitions for p (2 of 5)

symbol for

(in Britain) penny or pence

music piano: an instruction to play quietly

pico-

physics

momentum
proton
pressure

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symbol for

chem phosphorus

physics

pressure
power
parity
poise

(on road signs) parking

chess pawn

currency

(the former) peseta
peso
pataca
pula

abbreviation for

Portugal (international car registration)

pharmacy only: used to label medicines that can be obtained without a prescription, but only at a shop at which there is a pharmacist

British Dictionary definitions for p (4 of 5)

prefix

short for para- 1 (def. 6)

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abbreviation for

plural pp page

part

participle

past

per

post

pro

Word Origin for p.

(sense 6) Latin: after (sense 7) Latin: in favour of; for

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Scientific definitions for p

The symbol for parity.

The symbol for phosphorus.

The symbol for power.

The symbol for pressure.

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