adj
Meaning 1
Abbreviation of present.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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Standard Lemma guide
PR
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CMU ARPABET: P IY1 AA1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
Initialism of per-rectal or per rectum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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name
Meaning 3
Initialism of Puerto Rico: a territory of the United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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name
Meaning 4
Abbreviation of Paraná: a state of Brazil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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name
Meaning 5
Initialism of Port Republic: a small city in New Jersey, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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noun
Meaning 6
Initialism of public relations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 7
Initialism of proportional representation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 8
Initialism of permanent residence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 9
Initialism of police report.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 10
Initialism of personal representative.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 11
Initialism of personal recognizance (bond).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 12
Initialism of personal record.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Meaning 13
Initialism of purchase requisition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: business
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noun
Meaning 14
Initialism of pull request.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
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Synonyms: MR
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noun
Meaning 15
Initialism of protected ranking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, tennis
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noun
Meaning 16
Initialism of Puerto Rican.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 17
Initialism of progesterone receptor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Meaning 18
Initialism of partial response.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 19
Initialism of prothrombin ratio.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: hematology, medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 20
A PR interval.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 21
Abbreviation of preset.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
Meaning 22
Initialism of Paralympic record.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Meaning 23
Abbreviation of propyl.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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verb
Meaning 24
To perform public relations work, such as promoting or managing publicity for something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive, informal, uncommon
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noun
Meaning 25
a promotion intended to create goodwill for a person or institution
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: public relations
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: promotion, publicity, promotional material, packaging
noun
Meaning 26
a self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Puerto Rico, Porto Rico, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: commonwealth
noun
Meaning 27
a soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange process
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: praseodymium, atomic number 59
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: metallic element, metal
History
Etymology
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