p

p

p¹ or P [pē]

n.

pl. P's, p's

1. the sixteenth letter of the English alphabet: from the Greek pi, a borrowing from the Phoenician

2. any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the (p) of peace

3. a type or impression for p or P

4. the sixteenth in a sequence or group

5. an object shaped like P

adj.

1. of p or P

2. sixteenth in a sequence or group

3. shaped like P

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mind or watch one's p's and q's

to be careful of one's words and actions

p²

abbrev.

1. page

2. part

3. participle

4. past

5. penny; pennies

6. per

7. peseta

8. peso

9. petite

10. pico-

11. pint

12. pipe

13. Baseball pitcher

14. pole

15. population

16. power

17. pressure

18. pro

19. Physics proton

p³

abbrev.

[It piano: see PIANO¹] Musical Direction soft(ly)