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p- prefix

1. short for para-16

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P, p /pi/   n. [countable] , pl. Ps or P's, ps or p's. 

1. Linguistics the 16th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.

p.,  an abbreviation of:

1. page.
2. part.
3. penny;
   pence.
4. Weights and Measures pint.

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P, p  (pē), n., pl. P's or Ps, p's or ps. 

1. Linguistics the sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
2. Linguistics any spoken sound represented by the letter P or p, as in pet, supper, top, etc.
3. something having the shape of aP.
4. a written or printed representation of the letter P or p.
5. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter P or p.

P, 

1. Education (as a rating of student performance) passing.
2. Chess pawn.
3. Electronics, Electricity plate.
4. Chemistry poor.
5. Grammar predicate.
6. Biochemistry, Religion Protestant.

P,  Symbol.

1. the 16th in order or in a series, or, when I is omitted, the 15th.
2. (sometimes l.c.) the medieval Roman numeral for 400. Cf. Roman numerals. 
3. [Genetics.] parental.
4. [Chem.] phosphorus.
5. [Physics.]
   • power.
   • pressure.
   • proton.
   • See space inversion. 
   • poise².
6. [Biochem.] proline.

p, 

1. penny;
   pence.
2. Music and Dance softly.
• Italian piano

P-, [Mil.]

1. Military (in designations of fighter aircraft) pursuit:
   P-38.

p-, [Chem.]

1. Chemistry para-¹ (def. 2).

P., 

1. Religion pastor.
2. Religion father.
• Latin Pater
3. Currency peseta.
4. Currency peso.
5. post.
6. president.
7. pressure.
8. Religion priest.
9. prince.
10. progressive.

p., 

1. page.
2. part.
3. Grammar participle.
4. Grammar past.
5. Religion father.
• Latin pater
6. Chess pawn.
7. penny;
   pence.
8. per.
9. Grammar person.
10. Currency peseta.
11. Currency peso.
12. Music and Dance softly.
• Latin pater
13. Weights and Measures pint.
14. pipe.
15. Sport [Baseball.] pitcher.
16. pole.
17. population.
18. after.
• Latin pater
19. president.
20. pressure.
21. Clothing purl.