• P

    Origin 1

    Full definition of p

    Letter

    Number

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /piː/

    Origin 2

    Alternative forms

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    p
    1. post, meaning after
    2. Music symbol for piano (play softly)
    3. page (plural pp)
    4. (UK) penny; pence.
      • 2001, Steve Webb, Intensity-modulated radiation therapyThe 25p stamp shows an ultrasound image, the 35p stamp shows a magnetic resonance image and the 41p stamp shows an X-ray CT image.
    5. (knitting) purl
      • 1855, Godey's Magazine (volume 51, page 71)Knit 3, p 1, k 2, purl 1, k 2, m 1, k 2 together, k 1.
    6. (Internet) pretty as an intensifierI'm doing p good, how are you?
      • 1992 October 20, Peter Yee <yee@atlas.arc.nasa.gov>, "NASA Daily News for 10/13/92 (Forwarded)", message-ID <1992Oct20.091605.29223@news.arc.nasa.gov>, sci.space.news, Usenet https://groups.google.com/group/sci.space.news/msg/80e2ba1b4afb2c35:The searches will use radio telescope antennas to "listen" to stars for non-random radio noise P much like someone tuning a radio listens for a station between the static.
      • 1995 November 8, Scott Morgan <s_morgan@delphi.com>, "Re: F-18 Sim", message-ID <hZMk7Re.s_morgan@delphi.com>, comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.flight-sim, Usenet http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.flight-sim/msg/8ebf7044a96c18e5:There is no campaign, just a bunch of canned missions that have no relation to each other (and peole think SU27 is p bad!).
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