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.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
name
Initialism of Paul Thomas Anderson, American filmmaker.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
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noun
Initialism of parent-teacher association.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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Synonyms: PTO, parent-teacher organization
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Initialism of phosphotungstic acid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Initialism of prepaid ticket advice: information sent to an airline that a passenger will collect the ticket at the airport (not the same as an e-ticket).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Initialism of permit to acquire: a form lodged with the police to acquire a specific firearm; the authorisation subsequently acquired.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
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noun
Abbreviation of peseta.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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verb
To take part in a parent-teacher association.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, rare
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Synonyms: none provided
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History
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Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
