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Bookmark or Share- P | Etymology of P by etymonlineP. sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, descended from the Greek pi; the form of it is a pi with the second limb curved around to meet the first. A rare letter in the initial position in Germanic, in part because by Grimm's Law PIE p- became Germanic f-; even including the early Latin borrowings in Old English, "P" has only a little over 4 ...
- P | History, Etymology, & Pronunciation | BritannicaP, sixteenth letter of the modern alphabet. Throughout its known history it has represented the unvoiced labial stop. It corresponds to the Semitic ‘pe,’ which perhaps derives from an earlier sign for ‘mouth.’ The Greeks renamed this form ‘pi.’ The English initial p is slightly aspirated.
- Browse the Dictionary for Words Starting with P - Merriam-Websterp, paddlewood, paddling, pair-horse, pairing, paleoconservativism, paleocrystallic, palm cat, palm civet, Panama bark, Panama disease, panmeristic, panmictic, paper ...
- P - definition of p by The Free Dictionary1. (Linguistics) the 16th letter and 12th consonant of the modern English alphabet. 2. (Phonetics & Phonology) a speech sound represented by this letter, usually a voiceless bilabial stop, as in pig. 3. mind one's p's and q's to be careful to behave correctly and use polite or suitable language.
- P definition and meaning | Collins English DictionaryP or p is used as an abbreviation for words beginning with p, such as 'per' or 'parking'.
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