P.P.C.n.¹

Brit.

/ˌpiː piː ˈsiː/, U.S.

/ˌpi pi ˈsi/

Forms: also with lower-case initials.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French p.p.c..

Etymology: < French p.p.c., initialism < pour prendre congé in order to take leave (16th cent. or earlier; < pour for + prendre to take (see prend v.) + congé leave of absence (see congee n.²)).

Now rare.

More fully P.P.C. card. A card announcing a person's departure from a town, social event, etc. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > courteous formulae [phrase] > expressions of leave-taking > written notice of leave-taking

P.P.C.1788

1788 Times 18 Apr. 3/3 The card left on taking leave of a place was P.P.C. which, turned into language, was Pour prendre conge.

1812 M. Edgeworth Absentee xvi, in Tales Fashionable Life VI. 406 I shall make my finale, and shall thus have a verbal P.P.C.

1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple III. xxvii. 378 The..count announced his departure by a P.P.C.

1883 R. Kipling Let. 14 Aug. in C. E. Carrington Rudyard Kipling (1955) iv. 53 I distributed my P.P.C. cards.

1945 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 14 Apr. 4/5 Is it necessary to send an acknowledgment when one receives a P.P.C. card?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

P.P.C.n.²

Brit.

/ˌpiː piː ˈsiː/, U.S.

/ˌpi pi ˈsi/

Origin: Formed within English, as an initialism. Etymon: English Progressive Patient Care.

Etymology: < the initial letters of Progressive Patient Care.

Progressive Patient Care.

ΚΠ

1959 Lincoln (Nebraska) Jrnl. & Star 27 Sept. All hospitals here move towards PPC... Satisfaction has already come from Lincoln's first experience with the revolutionary progressive patient care plan.

1964 G. L. Cohen What's Wrong with Hospitals? vi. 128 The very consultants who attack P.P.C. for disrupting continuity of care champion the same idea in maternity units.

1979 Jrnl. Operational Res. Soc. 30 121 The use of PPC has increased patient and employee satisfaction, decreased costs, and generally raised the quality of care.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

P.P.C.v.

Brit.

/ˌpiː piː ˈsiː/, U.S.

/ˌpi pi ˈsi/

Forms: also with lower-case initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: P.P.C. n.¹

Etymology: < P.P.C. n.¹ Compare earlier P.P.Cing n.

slang. rare.

intransitive. To leave a P.P.C. card; to take one's leave, to leave, esp. abruptly.

ΚΠ

1909 J. R. Ware Passing Eng. Victorian Era 191/1 To P.P.C. (Soc., 1880 on), to quarrel and cut.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹1788

n.²1959

v.1909

单词	ppc
释义	P.P.C.n.¹ Brit. /ˌpiː piː ˈsiː/, U.S. /ˌpi pi ˈsi/ Forms: also with lower-case initials. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French p.p.c.. Etymology: < French p.p.c., initialism < pour prendre congé in order to take leave (16th cent. or earlier; < pour for + prendre to take (see prend v.) + congé leave of absence (see congee n.²)). Now rare. More fully P.P.C. card. A card announcing a person's departure from a town, social event, etc. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > courteous formulae [phrase] > expressions of leave-taking > written notice of leave-taking P.P.C.1788 1788 Times 18 Apr. 3/3 The card left on taking leave of a place was P.P.C. which, turned into language, was Pour prendre conge. 1812 M. Edgeworth Absentee xvi, in Tales Fashionable Life VI. 406 I shall make my finale, and shall thus have a verbal P.P.C. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple III. xxvii. 378 The..count announced his departure by a P.P.C. 1883 R. Kipling Let. 14 Aug. in C. E. Carrington Rudyard Kipling (1955) iv. 53 I distributed my P.P.C. cards. 1945 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 14 Apr. 4/5 Is it necessary to send an acknowledgment when one receives a P.P.C. card? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). P.P.C.n.² Brit. /ˌpiː piː ˈsiː/, U.S. /ˌpi pi ˈsi/ Origin: Formed within English, as an initialism. Etymon: English Progressive Patient Care. Etymology: < the initial letters of Progressive Patient Care. Progressive Patient Care. ΚΠ 1959 Lincoln (Nebraska) Jrnl. & Star 27 Sept. All hospitals here move towards PPC... Satisfaction has already come from Lincoln's first experience with the revolutionary progressive patient care plan. 1964 G. L. Cohen What's Wrong with Hospitals? vi. 128 The very consultants who attack P.P.C. for disrupting continuity of care champion the same idea in maternity units. 1979 Jrnl. Operational Res. Soc. 30 121 The use of PPC has increased patient and employee satisfaction, decreased costs, and generally raised the quality of care. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). P.P.C.v. Brit. /ˌpiː piː ˈsiː/, U.S. /ˌpi pi ˈsi/ Forms: also with lower-case initials. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: P.P.C. n.¹ Etymology: < P.P.C. n.¹ Compare earlier P.P.Cing n. slang. rare. intransitive. To leave a P.P.C. card; to take one's leave, to leave, esp. abruptly. ΚΠ 1909 J. R. Ware Passing Eng. Victorian Era 191/1 To P.P.C. (Soc., 1880 on), to quarrel and cut. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1788n.²1959v.1909
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