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percentile rank.
public relations.
Slang : Often Disparaging and Offensive Puerto Rican.
Puerto Rico (approved especially for use with zip code).
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pair; pairs.
(of stock) preferred.
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Origin of P.R. 1 From the Latin word populus Rōmānus
parliamentary report.
press release.
prize ring.
proportional representation.
public relations. Also p.r.
Puerto Rico.
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Related Words for pr applause ,
noise ,
attention ,
commercial ,
clout ,
propaganda ,
notoriety ,
hoopla ,
hype ,
distribution ,
fame ,
kudos ,
commendation ,
acclamation ,
praise ,
rave ,
recognition ,
encouragement ,
metaphor ,
overstatement Examples from the Web for pr Contemporary Examples of pr It sounds like from the PR [public relations] perspective they are sticking to their guns.
Despite virtually unlimited resources, Team Cosby has been losing the PR war.
Uber responded to the PR nightmare by reversing the surge, refunding those affected, and doling out free rides.
What do you think these PR people, at least the good ones, are doing anyway?
A person claiming to be a TRN employee published a release on PR Newswire under the pseudonym ‘Mary Donovan’.
Historical Examples of pr A man who seeks to be a 'religious' takes a Pr as a spiritual guide.
I could pity the Pr —, I mean the Chevalier himself, for having so many desperadoes about him.
Pr 'aps sometime they'll be so short that there won't be any days at all, only nights.
There is no pr —I mean, this is, utterly groundless, Miss Hawkins.
When the letter is initial or repr esents a double nn or ll of Pr .
British Dictionary definitions for pr abbreviation for plural prs pair
paper
(in prescriptions) per rectum
power
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Word Origin for pr (sense 3) Latin: through the rectum; to be inserted into the anus
the internet domain name for abbreviation for proportional representation
public relations
Puerto Rico
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Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Word Origin and History for pr n. also p.r. ; 1942, abbreviation of public relations (see public ).
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
The symbol for the element praseodymium
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The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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The symbol for praseodymium .
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Pr A soft, malleable, silvery metallic element of the lanthanide series that develops a green tarnish in air. It is used to add a yellow tint to glass and ceramics and to make the glass used in welding goggles. Atomic number 59; atomic weight 140.908; melting point 935°C; boiling point 3,127°C; specific gravity 6.8; valence 3, 4. See Periodic Table .
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