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P  n.  The sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant whose form and value come from the Latin, into which language the letter was brought, through the ancient Greek, from the Phoenician, its probable origin being Egyptian. Etymologically P is most closely related to b, f, and v; as hobble, hopple; father, paternal; recipient, receive. See B, F, and M.






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"P" Quotes from Famous Books



... 1:00 p. m.—Dinner. Small piece of steak, rare roast beef, consomme soup, mutton broth, and any one of the easily digested ...
— Mother's Remedies - Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers - of the United States and Canada • T. J. Ritter

... was the Shootin' Star, and she certainly lived up to it. 'Twas one of them slick, greasy days, with no sea worth mentionin' and we biled along fine. We had to, because the cod ledge is a good many mile away, 'round Sandy P'int out to sea, and, judgin' by what I'd seen of Fatty so fur, I wa'n't hankerin' to spend more time with him than was necessary. More'n that, there ...
— The Depot Master • Joseph C. Lincoln

... P. S. I have this instant received an answer from my freind Susan, which I enclose to you, and on which you will ...
— Persuasion • Jane Austen

... "Oh, nothin' p'tic'lar," answered Ans, flinging his hat at a chicken that made as though to come in, and rolling up his sleeves preparatory to sozzling his face at the sink. "I jest cuffed 'em a little, an' let ...
— A Little Norsk; Or, Ol' Pap's Flaxen • Hamlin Garland

... Peshawar, city of Petit family of Bombay Phipps, Henry Pilgrims Police Politicians Population of Bombay of India foreign Portuguese colony Postal service Poverty Princes, native Progress of India Prosperity of India P. and O. Steamers ...
— Modern India • William Eleroy Curtis


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