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P is the sixteenth letter of the English Alphabet, and a labial articulation formed by a close compression of the anterior part of the lips, as in ep. It is convertible into b and f, sometimes into v. This letter is found int he oriental languages, from which it was received into the Greek and Latin; except however the Arabic, which has not this letter, and the Arabians cannot easily pronounce it. In some words which we have borrowed from the Greek, p is mute, as in psalm, ptisan; but is not silent in English words, unless it may be in receipt, and a few irregular words. P aspirated or followed by h, represents the Greek, which answers to the English f, as in philosophy. As an abbreviation, P. stands for Publius, pondo, &c. P.A. DIG for patricia dignitas; P.C. for Patres Conscripti; P.F. for Publius Fabius; P.P. for propositum publice; P.R. for populus Romanus; P.R.S. for praetoris sententia; P.R.S.P. for praeses provinciae.P.M. stands for post meridiem, afternoon.As a numeral, P, like G, stands for one hundred, and with a dash over it, for four hundred thousand.Among physicians, P. Stands for pugil, or the eighth part of a handful; P.AE. For partes aequales, equal parts of the ingredients; P.P. for pulvis patrum, or the Jesuits bark in powder; and ppt. For praeparatus, prepared.
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P is the sixteenth letter of the English Alphabet, and a labial articulation formed by a close compression of the anterior part of the lips, as in ep. It is convertible into b and f, sometimes into v. This letter is found int he oriental languages, from which it was received into the Greek and Latin; except however the Arabic, which has not this letter, and the Arabians cannot easily pronounce it. In some words which we have borrowed from the Greek, p is mute, as in psalm, ptisan; but is not silent in English words, unless it may be in receipt, and a few irregular words. P aspirated or followed by h, represents the Greek, which answers to the English f, as in philosophy. As an abbreviation, P. stands for Publius, pondo, &c. P.A. DIG for patricia dignitas; P.C. for Patres Conscripti; P.F. for Publius Fabius; P.P. for propositum publice; P.R. for populus Romanus; P.R.S. for praetoris sententia; P.R.S.P. for praeses provinciae.P.M. stands for post meridiem, afternoon.As a numeral, P, like G, stands for one hundred, and with a dash over it, for four hundred thousand.Among physicians, P. Stands for pugil, or the eighth part of a handful; P.AE. For partes aequales, equal parts of the ingredients; P.P. for pulvis patrum, or the Jesuits bark in powder; and ppt. For praeparatus, prepared. |
P,is the sixteenth letter of the English Alphabet, and a labial articulation formed by a close compression of the anterior part of the lips, as in ep. It is convertible into b and f, sometimes into v, and in Greek, into φ. This letter is found in the oriental languages, from which it was received into the Greek and Latin; except however the Arabic, which has not this letter, and the Arabians can not easily pronounce it. In some words which we have borrowed from the Greek, p is mute, as in psalm, ptisan; but is not silent in English words, unless it may be in receipt, and a few irregular words. P aspirated or followed by h, represents the Greek φ, which answers to the English f, as in philosophy.
As an abbreviation, P. stands for Publius, pondo, &c.; P. A. DIG. for patricia dignitas; P. C. for Patres Conscripti; P. F. for Publius Fabius; P. P. for propositum publice; P. R. for populus Romanus; P. R. S. for prætoris sententia; P. R. S. P. for præses provinciæ. P. M. stands for post meridiem, afternoon.
As a numeral, P, like G, stands for one hundred, and with a dash over it, P̅, for four hundred thousand.
Among physicians, P. stands for pugil, or the eighth part of a handful; P. Æ. for partes æquales, equal parts of the ingredients; P. P. for pulvis patrum, or the Jesuits' bark in powder; and ppt. for præparatus, prepared. – Encyc. |
P
- the sixteenth letter of the English
alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant whose form and value come from the
Latin, into which language the letter was brought, through the ancient
Greek, from the Phœnician, its probable origin being Egyptian.
Etymologically P is most closely related to b, f, and
v; as hobble, hopple; father,
paternal; recipient, receive. See B,
F, and M.
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P P is the sixteenth letter of the English Alphabet, and a labial articulation formed by a close compression of the anterior part of the lips, as in ep. It is convertible into b and f, sometimes into v. This letter is found int he oriental languages, from which it was received into the Greek and Latin; except however the Arabic, which has not this letter, and the Arabians cannot easily pronounce it. In some words which we have borrowed from the Greek, p is mute, as in psalm, ptisan; but is not silent in English words, unless it may be in receipt, and a few irregular words. p aspirated or followed by h, represents the Greek, which answers to the English f, as in philosophy. As an abbreviation, p stands for Publius, pondo, etc. p adjective DIG for patricia dignitas; p C. for Patres Conscripti; p F. for Publius Fabius; p P. for propositum publice; p R. for populus Romanus; p R.S. for praetoris sententia; p R.S.P. for praeses provinciae. P.M. stands for post meridiem, afternoon. As a numeral, p like G, stands for one hundred, and with a dash over it, for four hundred thousand. Among physicians, p Stands for pugil, or the eighth part of a handful; p AE. For partes aequales, equal parts of the ingredients; p P. for pulvis patrum, or the Jesuits bark in powder; and ppt. For praeparatus, prepared. |
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