16th letter of the English alphabet
sheet of paper in a book or magazine
goes by, passes
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P&s Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
abb. N M
people| nation; abb. p.; [p. R. => populus Romani]
people| nation; abb. p.; [p. R. => populus Romani]
Auction term for Poor quality.
P&s Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
the sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant whose form and value come from the Latin, into which language the letter was brought, through the ancient Greek, from the Phoenician, its probable origin being Egyptian. Etymologically P is most closely related to b, f, and v; as hobble, hopple; father, paternal; recipient, receive. See B, F, and M.
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\p\ (pē), the sixteenth letter of the english alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant whose form and value come from the latin, into which language the letter was brought, through the ancient greek, from the phœnician, its probable origin being egyptian. etymologically p is most closely related to b, f, and v; as hobble, hopple; father, paternal; recipient, receive. see b, f, and m. see guide to pronunciation, §§ 247, 248, and 184-195.
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1. a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms [syn: phosphorus, p, atomic number 15]
2. the 16th letter of the roman alphabet [syn: p]
similar words(8)
p-code
p-tac
p-mail
vitamin p
vp
richard p gabriel
pascal-p
l-p
