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The sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, called pee and written in the Latin script.
character
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The sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, called pee and written in the Latin script.
numeral
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The sixteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called pee and written in the Latin script.
preposition
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Variant of postAbbreviation of post (“after”).
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Variant of perAbbreviation of per.
Etymology
Abbreviations
noun
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slangMethamphetamine.
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Variant of pAlternative form of p., abbreviation of page (plural pp).
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Variant of penny or penceAbbreviation of penny or pence.
The 25p stamp shows an ultrasound image, the 35p stamp shows a magnetic resonance image and the 41p stamp shows an X-ray CT image.
In his 20s he was a freelance window cleaner, 50p a pane, when one of his clients – a lady in Aberystwyth – asked if he would clear out a vacated property she managed.
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Variant of protonAbbreviation of proton.
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Variant of probabilityAbbreviation of probability.
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Variant of progressive scanAbbreviation of progressive scan.
HD video may contain 720 or 1080 vertical progressive scan lines (720p or 1080p), 1080 interlaced lines (1080i), and is capable of displaying a 16:9 image and output digital audio.
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Variant of pissAbbreviation of piss (“urine”).
The bathroom smells like p.
verb
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Variant of purlAbbreviation of purl.
Knit 3, p 1, k 2, purl 1, k 2, m 1, k 2 together, k 1.
adverb
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Variant of prettyAbbreviation of pretty (as an intensifier).
I'm doing p good, how are you?
There is no campaign, just a bunch of canned missions that have no relation to each other (and peole think SU27 is p bad!).
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Variant of p.m.Alternative spelling of p.m. (“post meridiem”) or pm
Forms
- plural
- ps, p's
p · The sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, called pee and written in the Latin script.
P · The sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, called pee and…p.m. · In the 12-hour period from noon to midnight (the latter half…pa · Father, papa.