Pr
praseodymium.
Pr
1 AmericanSymbol, Chemistry.
PR
2
American
abbreviation
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payroll.
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percentile rank.
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public relations.
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personal record.
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Slang: Often Disparaging and Offensive. Puerto Rican.
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Puerto Rico (approved especially for use with zip code).
pr.
3
American
abbreviation
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pair; pairs.
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paper.
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power.
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preference.
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(of stock) preferred.
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present.
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price.
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priest.
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Computers. printer.
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printing.
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pronoun.
Pr.
4
American
abbreviation
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(of stock) preferred.
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Priest.
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Prince.
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Provençal. Also Pr
P.R.
5
American
abbreviation
P.R.
6
American
abbreviation
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parliamentary report.
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press release.
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prize ring.
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proportional representation.
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public relations. Also p.r.
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Puerto Rico.
pr
1
British
abbreviation
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pair
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paper
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(in prescriptions) per rectum
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power
PR
2
British
abbreviation
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proportional representation
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public relations
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Puerto Rico
Pr.
3
British
abbreviation
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Priest
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Prince
Pr
4
British
symbol
pr
5
British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of P.R.
From Latin populus Rōmānus
Example Sentences
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Historic election brings new American dreams to Pr.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 5, 2022
After one hour, cascade of events initiated by Pr has already begun promoting germination and, hence, it cannot be reversed even by the pulse of far light.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Upon exposure to light, Pr is converted to Pfr and germination proceeds.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Settling police lawsuit forces ‘meaningful and lasting change,’ Pr.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 23, 2021
Max." and to Page 221 "Canis Azaræ" also attributed to "Pr.
From Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests by Thomasina Ross
"They were so sought after, they were names that would hit the press and command attention right away," says Stacy Jones, chief executive of Hollywood Branded, a marketing and PR agency.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Award-winning French film producer Nicolas Altmayer and Dior PR head Mathilde Favier were killed in a car accident in western France, local authorities said Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
“This is a PR cleanup situation. This is the mayor understanding that businesses are suffering as a result of lack of access,” Shorter said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck discuss the much-talked about food poisoning story and the PR flubs of Trump-aligned Taylor Farms.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2026
“I’ll have to give serious thought to bringing a PR person on board,” Arnold said to me the next morning.
From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen
Doth, Don, pr. t. pl. do, 1838, 1840.
From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown
Wrikkend, p. pr. moving, walking 2.13; Dan. vrikke, Du. wrikken.
From Erthe Upon Erthe by Various
Buttinge, part. pr. striking against with force, 2322.
From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown
Save, sawe, vb. save 34.77; 3 p. pr. sauyd 34.76.
From Erthe Upon Erthe by Various
Justices 5,000 Senators, Representatives $4 pr. day mileage 15 cents.
From Alden's Handy Atlas of the World by John B. Alden
Regarding the Aug. 1 Metro article “Breakdown let police case costs soar in Pr. George’s”:
From Washington Post ● Aug. 5, 2021
A Curious Collection of Travels, selected from the Writers of all Nations, 10 Vol; Pr. bound 1l.
From Goody Two-Shoes A Facsimile Reproduction of the Edition of 1766 by Anonymous
Christopher-Francis de, Pr. and Bp. of Wurtzbourgh, 185.Hoym,
Daughter, who is Sister to the Pr. of Orange, 297.Nassau,
Pr. of Baden, how surpriz’d by M. Villars, 256.Leyden, t.
Sometimes, there are half-baked attempts to claim they want men to control themselves, but that's more a P.R. move than a sincere effort.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2024
“Our role as academics is not to play favorites. It’s not to do P.R. It’s to tell the truth, no matter how uncomfortable it makes us. And unfortunately, I lost my job for it.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
He spits, “I’m from P.R., where the real ‘bichotas’ come from.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2023
A former restaurant tycoon turned mercenary leader, Prigozhin was done in by some of his most famous traits—brazen imprudence, overweening self-confidence, and blithe gullibility toward his own P.R.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2023
She shows us his letters and makes us promise not to tell anybody they’re getting married when she goes back to P.R.
From "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros
“You would take the opportunity to take a potentially worldwide issue and try to get some pr from it. And turn it into $,” a critic wrote.
From Fox News ● Mar. 11, 2020
Lego Club Open Lego pr Duplo block play time for children ages 2 to 5 years and their caregivers.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 3, 2017
You note that Apollo was the most important marketing and pr case study in history.
From Forbes ● Mar. 12, 2014
Fits with my experience: http://t.co/s0F7QBhEtA @ishaantharoor A pr flak just pitched me a story on underwater automated vehicles in the US navy and all I can think is SEA DRONES.
From Time ● Jun. 19, 2013
Assuming that you are not attacked in the meanwhile, the total amount of ammunition which should be available at Helles early in August for offensive action, and to maintain a reserve is:— 18 pr.
From Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 by Sir Ian Hamilton
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