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pe

1
or peh

[ pey ]

noun

  1. the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
  2. either of the consonant sounds represented by this letter.


PE

2

abbreviation for

  1. Prince Edward Island, Canada (approved for postal use).
  2. Biology, Ecology. possibly extinct ( def ).

p/e

3
or P/E, PE, P-E, p-e

abbreviation for

p.e.

4
or P.E.

abbreviation for

P.E.

5

abbreviation for

  1. Petroleum Engineer.
  2. physical education.
  3. Presiding Elder.
  4. Statistics. probable error.
  5. Professional Engineer.
  6. Protestant Episcopal.

PE

1

abbreviation for

  1. physical education
  2. potential energy
  3. Presiding Elder
  4. (esp in postal addresses) Prince Edward Island (Canadian Province)
  5. Alsop.e printer's error
  6. statistics probable error
  7. Protestant Episcopal
  8. (in South Africa) Port Elizabeth
  9. Peru (international car registration)


pe

2

the internet domain name for

  1. Peru

pe

3

/ peɪ; pe /

noun

  1. the 17th letter in the Hebrew alphabet (פ or, at the end of a word, ף) transliterated as p or, when final, ph

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pe1

1895–1900; < Hebrew pē, akin to peh mouth

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pe1

from Hebrew peh mouth

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