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mp

1 American  
Music.

  1. mezzo piano.

m.p. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. melting point.

  2. (in prescriptions) in the manner prescribed; as directed.

M.P. 3 American  
Or MP

abbreviation

  1. Member of Parliament.

  2. Metropolitan Police.

  3. military police.

  4. Military Policeman.

  5. Mounted Police.

MP 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. (in Britain and Canada) Member of Parliament

  2. (in Britain) Metropolitan Police

  3. Military Police

  4. Mounted Police

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mp 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. melting point

  2. music mezzo piano

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mp 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. Northern Mariana Islands

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Etymology

Origin of m.p.

m.p. ( def. 2 ) from Latin modō praescrīptō

Example Sentences

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From Salon • Mar. 23, 2019

Since the charges of electrons and protons are equal in magnitude, this implies mp = 1836me .

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Md, as in doom'd; mf, triumph; mp, hemp; mpt, tempt; mpts, attempts; mst, entomb'st; mz, tombs.

From Sanders' Union Fourth Reader by Sanders, Charles W.

After this I spoke of the coming of the king, and of the gay doings at Dover, and presently, little by little, I led mp the conversation to Pycroft Hall.

From The Coming of the King by Hocking, James

Assimilation of mp, nk, nt, respectively, to pp, kk, tt in W. S., retention of them in E. S., e.g.,

From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by Flom, George Tobias

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