p

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abbreviation

Origin of p

1
From the Italian word piano

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Other definitions for p (2 of 13)

p2

abbreviation
  1. penny; pence.

Other definitions for P (3 of 13)

P1

or p

[ pee ]

noun,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.

  1. something having the shape of a P.

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

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

Other definitions for P (4 of 13)

P2

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

  2. Chess. pawn.

  1. Electronics. plate.

  2. poor.

  3. Grammar. predicate.

  4. Protestant.

Other definitions for P (5 of 13)

P3

Symbol.
  1. the 16th in order or in a series.

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

  1. Genetics. parental (def. 4).

  2. Chemistry. phosphorus (def. 1).

  3. Physics.

  4. Biochemistry. proline.

Other definitions for p- (6 of 13)

p-

abbreviation
  1. Chemistry. para-1 (def. 2).

Other definitions for P- (7 of 13)

P-

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

Other definitions for p. (8 of 13)

p.1

abbreviation
  1. father.

Origin of p.

8
From the Latin word pater

Other definitions for p. (9 of 13)

p.2

abbreviation

Origin of p.

9
From the Italian word piano

Other definitions for p. (10 of 13)

p.3

abbreviation
  1. after.

Origin of p.

10
From the Latin word post

Other definitions for p. (11 of 13)

p.4

abbreviation
  1. page.

  2. part.

  1. participle.

  2. past.

  3. Chess. pawn.

  4. penny; pence.

  5. per.

  6. Grammar. person.

  7. peseta.

  8. peso.

  9. pint.

  10. pipe.

  11. Baseball. pitcher.

  12. pole.

  13. population.

  14. president.

  15. pressure.

  16. purl.

Other definitions for P. (12 of 13)

P.1

abbreviation
  1. father.

Origin of P.

12
From the Latin word Pater

Other definitions for P. (13 of 13)

P.2

abbreviation
  1. pastor.

  2. peseta.

  1. peso.

  2. post.

  3. president.

  4. pressure.

  5. priest.

  6. prince.

  7. progressive.

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British Dictionary definitions for p (1 of 5)

p

P

/ (piː) /


nounplural 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

  1. 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)

p

symbol for
  1. (in Britain) penny or pence

  2. music piano: an instruction to play quietly

  1. pico-

  2. physics

    • momentum

    • proton

    • pressure

British Dictionary definitions for P (3 of 5)

P

symbol for
  1. chem phosphorus

  2. physics

    • pressure

    • power

    • parity

    • poise

  1. (on road signs) parking

  2. chess pawn

  3. currency

    • (the former) peseta

    • peso

    • pataca

    • pula

abbreviation for
  1. Portugal (international car registration)

  2. 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)

p-

prefix

British Dictionary definitions for p. (5 of 5)

p.

abbreviation for
  1. plural pp page

  2. part

  1. participle

  2. past

  3. per

  4. post

  5. pro

Origin of p.

5
(sense 6) Latin: after (sense 7) Latin: in favour of; for

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Scientific definitions for P

P

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Other Idioms and Phrases with p

p

see mind one's p's and q's.

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