Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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name
Initialism of Prison Officers Association.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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name
Initialism of Prisoner of Azkaban.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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noun
Initialism of power of attorney.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: law
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noun
Initialism of place of articulation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
Any grass of the genus Poa, especially Poa annua.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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phrase
Initialism of price on application.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: business, commerce
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noun
chiefly perennial grasses of cool temperate regions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Poa
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Broader terms: monocot genus, liliopsid genus
History
From scientific Latin Poa (genus name), from Ancient Greek πόα (póa, “fodder”).
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
