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English word origin

Etymology of P

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Source etymology 2

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phrase

Initialism of produced/production date (on food or drink packaging, accompanying the use-by date)

adj

Abbreviation of probationary (used on a vehicle's P-plate). · Abbreviation of provisional (used on a vehicle's P-plate). · Abbreviation of pulmonary.

noun

Abbreviation of park (“outdoor recreational space”). · Abbreviation of park (“gear selection for parking a vehicle”). · Abbreviation of parking (“space in which to park a vehicle, such as a parking lot”). · Abbreviation of phone (“phone number, within a contacts list”).

adv

Alternative spelling of P.M. (“post meridiem”) or PM

name

The set of all problems that are solvable in polynomial time by a deterministic Turing machine · Initialism of patient, the subject of proceedings in the Court of Protection. · Abbreviation of Priestly source.

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