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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pp abbreviation for - past participle
- (in formal correspondence) per pro
- privately printed
symbol for - pianissimo: an instruction to play very quietly
Etymology: (sense 2) Latin per procurationem: by delegation toIn formal correspondence, when Brenda Smith is signing on behalf of Peter Jones, she should write Peter Jones pp (or per pro) Brenda Smith, not the other way about pp, PP abbreviation for - parcel post
- prepaid
- post-paid
- (in prescriptions) post prandium
Etymology: Latin: after a meal WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024P, p /pi/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. Ps or P's, ps or p's. - Linguisticsthe 16th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
p., an abbreviation of:- page.
- part.
- penny;
pence. - Weights and Measurespint.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pp., an abbreviation of:- pages.
- Grammarpast participle.
P.P., an abbreviation of:- Stampsparcel post.
- Stampspostpaid.
- prepaid.
p.p., an abbreviation of:- Stampsparcel post.
- Grammarpast participle.
- Stampspostpaid.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024P, p (pē),USA pronunciation n., pl. P's or Ps, p's or ps. - Linguisticsthe sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
- Linguisticsany spoken sound represented by the letter P or p, as in pet, supper, top, etc.
- something having the shape of aP.
- a written or printed representation of the letter P or p.
- a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter P or p.
P, - Education(as a rating of student performance) passing.
- Chesspawn.
- Electronics, Electricityplate.
- Chemistrypoor.
- Grammarpredicate.
- Biochemistry, ReligionProtestant.
P, Symbol.- the 16th in order or in a series, or, when I is omitted, the 15th.
- (sometimes l.c.) the medieval Roman numeral for 400. Cf. Roman numerals.
- [Genetics.]parental.
- [Chem.]phosphorus.
- [Physics.]
- power.
- pressure.
- proton.
- See space inversion.
- poise2.
- [Biochem.]proline.
p, - penny;
pence. - Music and Dancesoftly.
P-, [Mil.]- Military(in designations of fighter aircraft) pursuit:P-38.
p-, [Chem.]- Chemistrypara-1 (def. 2).
P., - Religionpastor.
- Religionfather.
- Currencypeseta.
- Currencypeso.
- post.
- president.
- pressure.
- Religionpriest.
- prince.
- progressive.
p., - page.
- part.
- Grammarparticiple.
- Grammarpast.
- Religionfather.
- Chesspawn.
- penny;
pence. - per.
- Grammarperson.
- Currencypeseta.
- Currencypeso.
- Music and Dancesoftly.
- Weights and Measurespint.
- pipe.
- Sport[Baseball.]pitcher.
- pole.
- population.
- after.
- president.
- pressure.
- Clothingpurl.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024PP, - Grammarprepositional phrase.
pp, [Radio.]- Radio and Televisionpush-pull.
pp., - pages.
- Grammarpast participle.
- Music and Dancepianissimo.
- privately printed.
P.P., - Stampsparcel post.
- Religionparish priest.
- Grammarpast participle.
- Stampspostpaid.
- prepaid.
p.p., - Stampsparcel post.
- Grammarpast participle.
- per person.
- Stampspostpaid.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: PP abbreviation for - Parish Priest
- past President
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pp. abbreviation for - pages
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