"PL" meaning in English

See PL in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} PL (not comparable)
  1. Abbreviation of protamine-like. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Alternative form of: protamine-like
    Sense id: en-PL-en-adj-1GPGFgjk

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
    Sense id: en-PL-en-name-Q~uWjQDg Categories (other): British English, Football (soccer), Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 0 0 3 23 10 2 5 10 10 1 1 11 3 6 3 2 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 3 23 11 2 3 11 11 0 1 11 2 6 3 2 5 5 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 27 11 3 12 12 12 2 1 13 3 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 3 25 11 4 7 12 12 3 4 15 4 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. (biochemistry) Initialism of proximity labeling. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: proximity labeling
    Sense id: en-PL-en-noun-cGNrsfFs Categories (other): Biochemistry Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (computing) Initialism of programming language. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: programming language
    Sense id: en-PL-en-noun-cCNM3DMe Categories (other): Computing Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  4. (copyright law) Initialism of public license. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: public license
    Sense id: en-PL-en-noun-7~L75fJS Categories (other): Copyright Topics: copyright, intellectual-property, law
  5. (economics) Initialism of price level. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: price level
    Sense id: en-PL-en-noun-MYFEkq4Q Categories (other): Economics Topics: economics, sciences
  6. (topology) Initialism of piecewise linear. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: piecewise linear
    Sense id: en-PL-en-noun-KId4Dxhp Categories (other): Topology Topics: mathematics, sciences, topology
  7. (US, law, government) Initialism of public law. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: public law
    Sense id: en-PL-en-noun-ctBtiETE Categories (other): American English, Government, Law Topics: government, law
  8. (US, scouting) Initialism of patrol leader. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: patrol leader
    Sense id: en-PL-en-noun-vASG1JMc Categories (other): American English, Scouting
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: PL/SQL

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

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        ],
        [
          "Premier League",
          "w:Premier League"
        ]
      ],
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        "(soccer, UK) Initialism of Premier League."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "initialism"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ball-games",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "soccer",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "PL"
}

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    "English adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English uncomparable adjectives",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "English verbs",
    "English words spelled without vowels",
    "Pages with 8 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "PL (not comparable)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
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  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "protamine-like"
        }
      ],
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        "English abbreviations"
      ],
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        "Abbreviation of protamine-like."
      ],
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          "protamine",
          "protamine#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "abbreviation",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "PL"
}

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  "categories": [
    "English adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English uncomparable adjectives",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "English verbs",
    "English words spelled without vowels",
    "Pages with 8 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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        "1": "en",
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      },
      "expansion": "PL",
      "name": "head"
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "pluck"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English abbreviations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Abbreviation of pluck."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pluck",
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(handbells) Abbreviation of pluck."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "handbells",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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