"PY" meaning in English

See PY in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} PY
  1. Abbreviation of Puducherry, a union territory of India. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Puducherry (extra: a union territory of India) Categories (place): Places in India

Noun

Forms: PYs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} PY (plural PYs)
  1. Initialism of pack-year. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: pack-year
    Sense id: en-PY-en-noun-VCwCpv0x
  2. Initialism of person-year. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: person-year
    Sense id: en-PY-en-noun-1NtdXDjv
  3. Initialism of pinyin. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: pinyin
    Sense id: en-PY-en-noun-ir9L6z4t
  4. Initialism of Proto-Yukaghir. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Proto-Yukaghir
    Sense id: en-PY-en-noun-7mayJsW7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: py

Inflected forms

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