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PPV

noun · symbol · 11 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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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Initialism of pay-per-view.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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

Topics: broadcasting, media, television

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Initialism of positive predictive value.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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

Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Initialism of purchase price variance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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

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Broader terms: variance, difference

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noun

Meaning 4

Porcine parvovirus, a virus causing reproductive failure of swine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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Broader terms: virus, pathogen

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noun

Meaning 5

Initialism of polyphenylene vinylene.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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

Qualifier: polymer

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Broader terms: polymer, compound, substance, material

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noun

Meaning 6

Initialism of positive-pressure ventilation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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

Topics: firefighting, government, medicine, sciences

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Broader terms: MV, ventilation

7

noun

Meaning 7

A positive-pressure ventilation machine: a PPV device.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, countable

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Broader terms: ventilator, device

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noun

Meaning 8

Initialism of police pursuit vehicle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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

Topics: government, law-enforcement

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Broader terms: police car, car, motor vehicle, vehicle

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noun

Meaning 9

Initialism of peritoneal pull-through vaginoplasty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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

Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: PPT

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: operation, surgery, procedure

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noun

Meaning 10

Initialism of plum pox virus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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

Topics: biology, botany, microbiology, natural-sciences, virology

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symbol

Meaning 11

pay-per-view

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

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