POW
or P.O.W.
prisoner of war.
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PUNCTUATION QUIZ
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Question 1 of 10
Which punctuation mark is best for this sentence? "Can I watch a movie __"
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British Dictionary definitions for p.o.w. (1 of 4)
pow1
/ (paʊ) /
interjection
an exclamation imitative of a collision, explosion, etc
British Dictionary definitions for p.o.w. (2 of 4)
pow2
/ (paʊ) /
noun
Scot the head or a head of hair
Word Origin for pow
a Scot variant of poll
British Dictionary definitions for p.o.w. (3 of 4)
pow3
/ (paʊ) /
noun
Scot a creek or slow stream
Word Origin for pow
C15: from earlier Scots poll
British Dictionary definitions for p.o.w. (4 of 4)
POW
abbreviation for
prisoner of war
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