"pp" meaning in English

See pp in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Abbreviations. Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} pp pl (plural only)
  1. plural of p; abbreviation of pages. Tags: form-of, plural, plural-only Form of: p (extra: abbreviation of pages) Related terms: pp. [alternative]
    Sense id: en-pp-en-noun-iK9mIYd- Categories (other): English miscellaneous irregular plurals, Pages with 3 entries, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 29 2 18 12 8 2 28 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 3 37 40 9 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 44 5 26 18 6

Noun

Forms: pps [plural]
Etymology: Abbreviations. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pp (countable and uncountable, plural pps)
  1. (countable) Initialism of percentage point. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism Alternative form of: percentage point Related terms: p.p. [alternative], %p [alternative]
    Sense id: en-pp-en-noun-OV04v4T0
  2. (grammar) Initialism of past participle. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: past participle Related terms: p. p. [alternative], p.p. [alternative], pp. [alternative], PP [alternative] Coordinate_terms: pres. part., pres.part.
    Sense id: en-pp-en-noun-B9GNIRoD Categories (other): Grammar, Pages with 3 entries, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 29 2 18 12 8 2 28 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 3 37 40 9 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 16 8 40 21 15 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  3. (uncountable, physics) proton and proton (used attributively to describe a collision or other interaction of these two particles) Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-pp-en-noun-SbYvw0lq Categories (other): Physics, Pages with 3 entries, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 29 2 18 12 8 2 28 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 3 37 40 9 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  4. Eye dialect spelling of pee-pee. Tags: alt-of, countable, pronunciation-spelling, uncountable Alternative form of: pee-pee
    Sense id: en-pp-en-noun-aMBpseUG Categories (other): English eye dialect
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ppbar

Inflected forms

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