"PR" meaning in English

See PR in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} PR (not comparable)
  1. (medicine) Initialism of per rectal or per rectum. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: per rectal or per rectum
    Sense id: en-PR-en-adv-yuaYLEGz Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} PR
  1. Initialism of Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Puerto Rico (extra: a territory of the United States) Categories (place): Places in the United States, Territories of the United States
    Sense id: en-PR-en-name-nXOEvtTH Categories (other): Abbreviations of political divisions, Puerto Rico
  2. Abbreviation of Paraná, a state of Brazil. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Paraná (extra: a state of Brazil) Categories (place): Places in Brazil, States of Brazil
    Sense id: en-PR-en-name-lLd2NN0Y Categories (other): Abbreviations of states of Brazil, Paraná, Brazil
  3. Initialism of Port Republic, a small city in New Jersey, United States. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Port Republic (extra: a small city in New Jersey, United States) Categories (place): Cities in New Jersey, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in New Jersey, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-PR-en-name-fDbSMz29 Categories (other): Abbreviations of places
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: PRUSVI [Puerto-Rico]

Noun

Forms: PRs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} PR (countable and uncountable, plural PRs)
  1. Initialism of public relations. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: public relations Derived forms (public relations): PR-friendly
    Sense id: en-PR-en-noun-cgxCg59N Disambiguation of 'public relations': 68 1 1 6 1 1 6 2 2 5 2 1 1 1 1 3
  2. Initialism of proportional representation. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: proportional representation
    Sense id: en-PR-en-noun-HpsKq7Sk
  3. Initialism of permanent residence. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: permanent residence
    Sense id: en-PR-en-noun-kzQFHzD5
  4. Initialism of police report. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: police report
    Sense id: en-PR-en-noun-XD3b0m3J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 9 5 5 4 1 1 12 1 0 13 6 5 7 4 1 4 2 4 7
  5. Initialism of personal representative. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: personal representative
    Sense id: en-PR-en-noun-4gToFaV9
  6. Initialism of personal recognizance (bond). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: personal recognizance (extra: bond)
    Sense id: en-PR-en-noun-QPkdaMFp
  7. (sports) Initialism of personal record. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: personal record
    Sense id: en-PR-en-noun-KwnElrDU Categories (other): Sports, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 9 5 5 4 1 1 12 1 0 13 6 5 7 4 1 4 2 4 7 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  8. (software engineering) Initialism of pull request. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: pull request Synonyms: MR
    Sense id: en-PR-en-noun-sjbXWIuv Categories (other): Software engineering Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
  9. (tennis) Initialism of protected ranking. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: protected ranking
    Sense id: en-PR-en-noun-YZqTgaaX Categories (other): Tennis Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, tennis
  10. Initialism of Puerto Rican. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: Puerto Rican
    Sense id: en-PR-en-noun-ud0sQMWc
  11. (biochemistry) Initialism of progesterone receptor. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: progesterone receptor
    Sense id: en-PR-en-noun-Zr-~PvIm Categories (other): Proteins Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  12. (medicine) Initialism of partial response. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: partial response
    Sense id: en-PR-en-noun-q5qzXOPk Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences
  13. (hematology) Initialism of prothrombin ratio. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: prothrombin ratio Related terms (prothrombin ratio): PT, INR
    Sense id: en-PR-en-noun-peuvnkPW Categories (other): Hematology Topics: hematology, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'prothrombin ratio': 3 1 1 9 1 0 9 6 3 4 8 1 39 1 4 10
  14. (medicine) A PR interval. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-PR-en-noun--bcmMQgq Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences
  15. (electronics) Abbreviation of preset. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: preset
  16. (sports) Initialism of Paralympic record. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: Paralympic record
    Sense id: en-PR-en-noun-MyYVu1XP Categories (other): Sports Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2021 January 27, Christian Wolmar, “Little-used stations”, in RAIL, number 923, page 46:",
          "text": "Well, let me reiterate them and then explain why, in my view, this response is bad PR.",
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