"PL" meaning in English

See PL in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} PL
  1. (soccer, UK) Initialism of Premier League. Tags: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Premier League Categories (topical): Football (soccer)
    Sense id: en-PL-en-name-Q~uWjQDg Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 17 18 3 5 14 5 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

Noun

Forms: PLs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} PL (plural PLs)
  1. Initialism of public library. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: public library
    Sense id: en-PL-en-noun-c4-Fi94y
  2. (US, law, government) Initialism of public law. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: public law Categories (topical): Government, Law
    Sense id: en-PL-en-noun-ctBtiETE Categories (other): American English Topics: government, law
  3. (topology) Initialism of piecewise linear. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: piecewise linear Categories (topical): Topology
    Sense id: en-PL-en-noun-KId4Dxhp Topics: mathematics, sciences, topology
  4. (biochemistry) Initialism of proximity labeling. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: proximity labeling Categories (topical): Biochemistry
    Sense id: en-PL-en-noun-cGNrsfFs Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  5. (computing) Initialism of programming language. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: programming language Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-PL-en-noun-cCNM3DMe Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} PL
  1. (handbells) Abbreviation of pluck. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: pluck
    Sense id: en-PL-en-verb-LdJ0LF8r Topics: entertainment, handbells, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for PL meaning in English (4.9kB)

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