P.R.

¹

abbreviation for

1. Roman people.

P.R.

²

abbreviation for

1. parliamentary report.
2. press release.
3. prize ring.
4. proportional representation.
5. public relations. Also p.r.
6. Puerto Rico.

Pr

³

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. praseodymium.

PR

⁴

abbreviation for

1. payroll.
2. percentile rank.
3. public relations.
4. personal record.
5. Slang: Often Disparaging and Offensive. Puerto Rican.
6. Puerto Rico (approved especially for use with zip code).

pr.

⁵

abbreviation for

1. pair; pairs.
2. paper.
3. power.
4. preference.
5. (of stock) preferred.
6. present.
7. price.
8. priest.
9. Computers. printer.
10. printing.
11. pronoun.

Pr.

⁶

abbreviation for

1. (of stock) preferred.
2. Priest.
3. Prince.
4. Provençal. Also Pr

PR

¹

abbreviation for

1. proportional representation
2. public relations
3. Puerto Rico

Pr

²

the chemical symbol for

1. praseodymium

pr

³

abbreviation for

1. prs pair
2. paper
3. (in prescriptions) per rectum
4. power

pr

⁴

the internet domain name for

1. Puerto Rico

Pr.

⁵

abbreviation for

1. Priest
2. Prince

Word History and Origins

Origin of P.R.¹

From Latin populus Rōmānus

Word History and Origins

Origin of P.R.¹

(sense 3) Latin: through the rectum; to be inserted into the anus

Example Sentences

But if Democrats are going to do this come January, they need to start laying the p.r. groundwork now in two ways.

From The Daily Beast

Richard Nixon waged a post-presidential p.r. campaign until the country threw up its hands.

From The Daily Beast

In addition to being master bureaucratic infighters, the generals are genius P.R. men.

From The Daily Beast

Their system of training did not differ materially from that in vogue with the P.R.

From Project Gutenberg

"That a good little 'un is better than a bad big 'un," is an old and accepted maxim amongst the really knowing ones of the P.R.

From Project Gutenberg

Most of the old P.R's had reopened, after passing under the yoke.

From Project Gutenberg

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