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initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc, pronounced cee dee; pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words).
This is a list of letters of the Latin script. The definition of a Latin-script letter for this list is a character encoded in the Unicode Standard that has a script property of 'Latin' and the general category of 'Letter'. An overview of the distribution of Latin-script letters in Unicode is given in Latin script in Unicode.
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with P in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult the sources listed below in the References and External Links.
The added layers of meaning due to the intentional use of sounds within an existing phonetic structure. Educational/technical jargon. Physical education : ( PE , also called physical training - PT or gym ) A course in the curriculum which utilizes the learning medium of large-muscle activities in a play or movement exploration setting.
The following is an alphabetical list of Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes commonly used in the English language from P to Z. See also the lists from A to G and from H to O . Some of those used in medicine and medical technology are not listed here but instead in the entry for List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes .
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples pac-peace: Latin: pax, pacis: appease, Pacific, pacify, pay pach-[1]thick: Greek: παχύς (pakhús), πάχος, πάχεος (pákhos, pákheos)
per os (p.o.) through the mouth: Medical shorthand for "by mouth" per pedes: by feet: Used of a certain place that can be traversed or reached by foot, or to indicate that one is travelling by foot as opposed to by a vehicle per procura (p.p. or per pro) through the agency: Also rendered per procurationem. Used to indicate that a person is ...
Most English words beginning with p are of foreign origin, primarily French, Latin and Greek; these languages preserve the Proto-Indo-European initial *p. Native English cognates of such words often start with f , since English is a Germanic language and thus has undergone Grimm's law; a native English word with an initial /p/ would reflect ...