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Other definitions for PL (2 of 4)

pl.

abbreviation

place.

plate.

plural.

Other definitions for PL (3 of 4)

P/L

profit and loss.

Other definitions for PL (4 of 4)

P.L.

abbreviation

Poet Laureate.

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How to use PL in a sentence

Only the L, K, and A of the old sign remain stuck to the side of the office.
The Congo's Forgotten Colonial Getaway|Nina Strochlic|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
John L. Smith is a columnist with the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Will Hyman Roth Return to Havana With Normalized Relations?|John L. Smith|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I try to call him to say l agree it's better to stay in Los Angeles after all.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
My immediate chief was a Lieutenant Colonel Verne L. Bowers, clearly picked out by Eisenhower as a highly talented staff officer.
I Saw Nuclear Armageddon Sitting on My Desk|Clive Irving|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Perhaps it will be newly elected Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush.
The GOP Senate: A New Utopia Dawns|P. J. O’Rourke|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
About this time the famous Philippine painter, Juan Luna (vide p. 195), was released after six monthsʼ imprisonment as a suspect.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Tobacco is a strong growing plant resisting heat and drought to a far (p. 018) greater extent than most plants.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Smith's method usually gives good results, as does also the more simple method of Hiss (p. 263).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
De secretis operibus artis et naturae, et de nullitate magiae, p. 533 (Brewer).
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
He sympathized with that movement which, during his childhood, culminated in the Cavite Conspiracy (vide p. 106).
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman

British Dictionary definitions for PL (1 of 4)

pl¹

abbreviation for

place

plate

plural

British Dictionary definitions for PL (2 of 4)

pl²

the internet domain name for

Poland

British Dictionary definitions for PL (3 of 4)

abbreviation for

(in transformational grammar) plural

Poland (international car registration)

British Dictionary definitions for PL (4 of 4)

Pl.

abbreviation for (in street names)

Place

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