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P, p: Meaning and Definition of
P
Pronunciation: (pē), [key] — pl. P's Ps, p's ps.
- the sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
- any spoken sound represented by the letter P or p, as in pet, supper, top, etc.
- something having the shape of a
- 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
- (as a rating of student performance) passing.
- pawn.
- plate.
- poor.
- predicate.
- Protestant.
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.
- parental.
- phosphorus.
-
- power.
- pressure.
- proton.
- Seespace inversion.
- poise2.
- proline.
p
- penny; pence.
- softly.
P-
— Mil. Mil.
- (in designations of fighter aircraft) pursuit: P-38.
p-
— Chem. Chem.
- para- (def. 2).
P.
- pastor.
- father.
- peseta.
- peso.
- post.
- president.
- pressure.
- priest.
- prince.
- progressive.
p.
- page.
- part.
- participle.
- past.
- father.
- pawn.
- penny; pence.
- per.
- person.
- peseta.
- peso.
- softly.
- pint.
- pipe.
- pitcher.
- pole.
- population.
- after.
- president.
- pressure.
- purl.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.