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pt

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. pint; pints.


Pt 2 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. platinum.


PT 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Pacific Time.

  2. part time; part-time. Also P/T

  3. physical therapy.

  4. physical training.

  5. postal telegraph.

  6. post town.

  7. pupil teacher.


pt. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. part.

  2. payment.

  3. pint; pints.

  4. point.

  5. port.

  6. preterit.


Pt. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. Point.

  2. Port.


p.t. 6 American  

abbreviation

  1. Pacific Time.

  2. past tense.

  3. post town.

  4. pro tempore.


pt. 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. pint

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Pt 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Point

  2. Port

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symbol

  1. platinum

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pt 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. part

  2. past tense

  3. patient

  4. payment

  5. point

  6. port

  7. pro tempore

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abbreviation

  1. Portugal

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PT 4 British  

abbreviation

  1. physical therapy

  2. physical training

  3. postal telegraph

  4. pupil teacher

  5. (in Britain, formerly) purchase tax

  6. prothrombin time

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pt. Scientific  
  1. Abbreviation of pint


Example Sentences

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Ionescu responded on social media: “Let’s getttttt it!! See ya at the 3 pt line.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2024

FF’s arrived & determined 1 adult pt was trapped inside the unit with smoke but no fire.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2023

If you're tempted to pronounce that silent pt, please comptroll yourself!

From Salon • Oct. 18, 2021

Hearings on the Special Prosecutor before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 93d Cong., 1st Sess., pt.

From MSNBC • Jul. 22, 2015

There was a choking noise from Agravaine in the ambush, and pt once he was rushing toward the unicorn, with the slurp boar-spear in his hands.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White