Standard Lemma guide

PP

adv · name · noun · phrase · 26 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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1

adv

Meaning 1

Initialism of per person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable

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2

name

Meaning 2

Initialism of PowerPoint.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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3

name

Meaning 3

Initialism of PayPal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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4

name

Meaning 4

Initialism of Planned Parenthood.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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5

name

Meaning 5

Initialism of Puzzle Pirates.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: video-games

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6

name

Meaning 6

Initialism of Partido Popular (“People's Party”): a conservative and Christian democratic political party in Spain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Spanish, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: government, politics

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7

noun

Meaning 7

Initialism of parish priest.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

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8

noun

Meaning 8

Initialism of polypropylene.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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9

noun

Meaning 9

Initialism of precocious puberty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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10

noun

Meaning 10

Abbreviation of prone positioning (“proning”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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11

noun

Meaning 11

Abbreviation of performance points.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable

Topics: video-games

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12

noun

Meaning 12

Initialism of prepositional phrase.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Examples

  • partitive PP

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13

noun

Meaning 13

Initialism of postpositional phrase.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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14

noun

Meaning 14

Initialism of past participle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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15

noun

Meaning 15

Initialism of power play.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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16

noun

Meaning 16

Initialism of promenade position.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: dance, dancing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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17

noun

Meaning 17

Initialism of pussy pass.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

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18

noun

Meaning 18

Initialism of pee-pee (“penis or vagina”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

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19

noun

Meaning 19

Initialism of public parking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

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20

noun

Meaning 20

Initialism of planning permission.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ireland, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

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21

noun

Meaning 21

Initialism of public prosecutor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: India, Malaysia, Singapore, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: law

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22

noun

Meaning 22

Initialism of percentage point.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism

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23

noun

Meaning 23

proton and proton (used attributively to describe a collision or other interaction of these two particles)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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24

noun

Meaning 24

Eye dialect spelling of pee-pee.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, countable, pronunciation-spelling, uncountable

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25

noun

Meaning 25

Abbreviation of pages (plural of p).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, plural, plural-only

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26

phrase

Meaning 26

Initialism of play or pay.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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History

Etymology

Abbreviations.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: SP — prepositional phrase
  • German: PP — prepositional phrase