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| 1. | payroll. |
| 2. | percentile rank. |
| 3. | public relations. |
| 4. | Slang: Often Disparaging and Offensive. Puerto Rican. |
| 5. | Puerto Rico (approved esp. for use with zip code). |
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Symbol, Chemistry.
| praseodymium. |
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P.R.
| 1. | parliamentary report. |
| 2. | Roman people. [Origin: < L populus Rōmānus ] |
| 3. | press release. |
| 4. | prize ring. |
| 5. | proportional representation. |
| 6. | public relations. |
| 7. | Puerto Rico. |
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p.r.
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| Pr 1
The symbol for the element praseodymium. |
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| pra·se·o·dym·i·um
(prā'zē-ō-dĭm'ē-əm, prā'sē-) Pronunciation Key
n. Symbol Pr A soft, silvery, malleable, ductile rare-earth element that develops a characteristic green tarnish in air. It occurs naturally with other rare earths in monazite and is used to color glass and ceramics yellow, as a core material for carbon arcs, and in metallic alloys. Atomic number 59; atomic weight 140.908; melting point 935°C; boiling point 3,127°C; specific gravity 6.8; valence 3, 4. See Table at element. [New Latin, from German Praseodym : Greek praseos, variant of prasios, leek-green (from prason, leek) + (di)dymium.] |
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n.
[Middle English proverbe, from Old French, from Latin prōverbium : prō-, forth; see pro-1 + verbum, word; see wer-5 in Indo-European roots.] |
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| Puer·to Ri·co
(pwěr'tə rē'kō, pôrt'ə, pōrt'ə, pwěr'tō) Pronunciation Key
Abbr. PR or P.R. A self-governing island commonwealth of the United States in the Caribbean Sea east of Hispaniola. Inhabited by Tainos when it was discovered by Columbus in 1493, it was colonized by the Spanish in the 16th century and ceded to the United States in 1898 after the Spanish-American War. Puerto Ricans were granted U.S. citizenship in 1917, although residents of the island do not vote in U.S. presidential elections. Commonwealth status was proclaimed in 1952 and has been upheld by various plebiscites since the 1960s. San Juan is the capital and the largest city. Population: 3,930,000. Puer'to Ri'can adj. & n. |
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| 1. | a soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange process [syn: praseodymium] |
| 2. | a self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico [syn: Puerto Rico] |
| 3. | a promotion intended to create goodwill for a person or institution [syn: public relations] |
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The symbol for praseodymium. |
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Symbol Pr A soft, malleable, silvery metallic element of the lanthanide series that develops a green tarnish in air. It is used to add a yellow tint to glass and ceramics and to make the glass used in welding goggles. Atomic number 59; atomic weight 140.908; melting point 935°C; boiling point 3,127°C; specific gravity 6.8; valence 3, 4. See Periodic Table. |
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Pr 1
The symbol for the element praseodymium.
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- Used on the consolidated tape to indicate preferred stock: GMPr 80 1/2.
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pr networking
The country code for Puerto Rico.
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