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Abbreviation	Meaning
p.	page
pa.	past
Palaeobot.	palaeobotany
Palaeogr.	palaeography
Palaeont.	palaeontology
Paleontol.	paleontology
pa. pple.	passive participle, past participle
pass.	passive(ly)
pa. t.	past tense
Path.	pathology
Pathol.	pathology
Pennsylvanian G.	Pennsylvanian German
Per.	Persian
perf.	perfect
perh.	perhaps
Pers.	Persian
pers.	person(al)
personif.	personified
Peruv.	Peruvian
Peruvian Sp.	Peruvian Spanish
Petrogr.	petrography
Petrol.	petrology
pf.	perfect
Pg.	Portuguese
Pharm.	pharmacology
Pharmacol.	pharmacology
Philippine Sp.	Philippine Spanish
Philol.	philology
Philos.	philosophy
Phoen.	Phoenician
phonet.	phonetic(ally)
Phonol.	phonology
Photog.	photography
Photogr.	photography
phr.	phrase
Phrenol.	phrenology
phrr.	phrases
phrs.	phrases
Phys.	physiology
Phys. Geogr.	physical geography
Physical Chem.	physical chemistry
Physical Geogr.	physical geography
Physiogr.	physiography
Physiol.	physiology
Pic.	Picard
Pidgin Eng.	Pidgin English
Piedm.	Piedmontese
Piem.	Piedmontese
pl.	plural
plur.	plural
poet.	poetic(al)
Pol.	Polish
Pol.	politics
Pol. Econ.	political economy
Polit.	politics/political
pop.	popular(ly)
Port.	Portuguese
poss.	possessive
poss.	possible, possibly
post-class. L.	post-classical Latin
ppl.	participial
ppl. a.	participial adjective
ppl. adj.	participial adjective
ppl. adjs.	participial adjectives
pple.	participle
pples.	participles
Pr.	Provencal
pr.	present
prec.	preceding
pred.	predicate
predic.	predicate/predicative(ly)
pref.	prefix
Preh.	prehistoric
Prehist.	prehistoric
Prehist.	prehistory
prep.	preposition(al)
pres.	present
pres. pple.	present participle
Print.	printing
priv.	privative
prob.	probably
pron.	pronoun
pron.	pronunciation
pronunc.	pronunciation
prop.	properly
propr.	proprietary
Pros.	prosody
Prov.	Provençal
prov.	proberb(ial)(ly)
pr. pple.	present participle
Pruss.	Prussian
pseudo-arch.	pseudo-archaic
pseudo-dial.	pseudo-dialect
pseudo-Sc.	pseudo-Scots
Psych.	psychology
Psychoanal.	psychoanalysis
Psychol.	psychology

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