pe
or peh
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
either of the consonant sounds represented by this letter.
Origin of pe
1Other definitions for PE (2 of 5)
Prince Edward Island, Canada (approved for postal use).
Biology, Ecology. possibly extinct.
Other definitions for p/e (3 of 5)
Other definitions for p.e. (4 of 5)
Other definitions for P.E. (5 of 5)
Petroleum Engineer.
physical education.
Presiding Elder.
Statistics. probable error.
Professional Engineer.
Protestant Episcopal.
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How to use pe in a sentence
This is basically what I've said, folks: Being a p-e guy is fine, if that's what you want to be.
Obama's Bain Remarks in Chicago: "What This Job Is About" | Michael Tomasky | May 21, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBy comparison, LinkedIn finished its first day on the stock market with a P/E ratio of 554.
All the men, save for the one at the podium (P-E Obama) and the man to his left, stood with appropriate rigidity.
"'You a-p-p-e-a-r-e-d—'" Mark stuck fast on the word that had floored Matthew, and helplessly shook his head.
Ben Pepper | Margaret Sidney"P—o—p—e, Pope," she spelt out of her infants' primer in Brum's hearing.
Ghetto Tragedies | Israel Zangwill
The other head, under "S P E," has curled hair and a short curled beard, the whole surrounded with a circle of raised spots.
Her amour with the yellow dwarf of G—vs—r P—e is too good to be lost.
The English Spy | Bernard BlackmantleDrawing a low chair to his mother's side, he opened his book, and began to slowly spell the first word, "A-P-E."
Behind the Scenes | Elizabeth Keckley
British Dictionary definitions for pe (1 of 3)
/ (peɪ, Hebrew pe) /
the 17th letter in the Hebrew alphabet (פ or, at the end of a word, ף) transliterated as p or, when final, ph
Origin of pe
1British Dictionary definitions for pe (2 of 3)
Peru
British Dictionary definitions for PE (3 of 3)
physical education
potential energy
Presiding Elder
(esp in postal addresses) Prince Edward Island (Canadian Province)
Also: p.e printer's error
statistics probable error
Protestant Episcopal
(in South Africa) Port Elizabeth
Peru (international car registration)
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