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P

P

75 7.2
A letter of the alphabet that makes the sound p, as in pen
  • noun
  • /piː/
translation icon : pe
  • The letter "P," I'm hearing.

And there was the name initial P and Hancock.

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Examples

  • And the word begins with P and ends with T.

  • How many words can we think of that start with the letter P?

    Dear Luke, Love, Me (2024)

  • The second letter was an "E" or a "P".

    The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)

  • We go back in time, last Thursday, 11:00 P, 11:00 PM.

    Mandao Returns (2020)

  • The word 'butter' starts with a P and ends with an 'R'.

  • In the alphabet, 'A', 'B', and 'C' are followed by the letter P.

  • When teaching children the alphabet, emphasize the sound of P during phonics lessons.

Compounds

p-type semiconductor
  • Specialized
7.4

A material that conducts electricity mainly by positive holes rather than electrons

p-n junction
  • Specialized
5.3

A boundary between two semiconductor parts that lets electric current flow one way

p-n-p transistor
  • Specialized
7.5

A small electronic part with three layers that controls and increases electric current

the p-word
  • NSFW
9.9

A polite way to avoid saying a rude word that starts with p

vitamin P
  • Archaic
9.2

An old name for plant chemicals once thought to help small blood vessels

Surface Forms

P singular
Ps plural

Etymology

P began as a very old sign that meant 'mouth' and made the 'p' sound, and it later became the Greek letter pi and the Latin P. So P is the 16th letter and the one we use for the 'p' sound.