Pr

Provençal.

Pr

Symbol, Chemistry.

praseodymium.

PR

payroll.
percentile rank.
public relations.
Slang: Often Disparaging and Offensive. Puerto Rican.
Puerto Rico (approved especially for use with zip code).

pr.

pair; pairs.
paper.
power.
preference.
(of stock) preferred.
present.
price.
priest.
Computers. printer.
printing.
pronoun.

Pr.

(of stock) preferred.
Priest.
Prince.
Provençal.

P.R.¹

Roman people.

Origin of P.R.¹

From the Latin word populus Rōmānus

P.R.²

parliamentary report.
press release.
prize ring.
proportional representation.
public relations.Also p.r.
Puerto Rico.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for pr

Contemporary Examples

It sounds like from the PR [public relations] perspective they are sticking to their guns.
FBI Won’t Stop Blaming North Korea for Sony Hack -- Despite New Evidence
Shane Harris
December 30, 2014
Despite virtually unlimited resources, Team Cosby has been losing the PR war.
Team Cosby’s Mission Impossible
Lloyd Grove
December 18, 2014
Uber responded to the PR nightmare by reversing the surge, refunding those affected, and doling out free rides.
In Defense of Uber’s Awful Sydney Surge Pricing
Olivia Nuzzi
December 16, 2014
What do you think these PR people, at least the good ones, are doing anyway?
The Gospel According to Nick Denton—What Next For The Gawker Founder?
Lloyd Grove
December 14, 2014
A person claiming to be a TRN employee published a release on PR Newswire under the pseudonym ‘Mary Donovan’.
The Godfather of Right-Wing Radio
Caitlin Dickson
November 23, 2014

Historical Examples

A man who seeks to be a 'religious' takes a Pr as a spiritual guide.
The Faith of Islam
Edward Sell
I could pity the Pr—, I mean the Chevalier himself, for having so many desperadoes about him.
Waverley
Sir Walter Scott
Pr'aps sometime they'll be so short that there won't be any days at all, only nights.
Nine Little Goslings
Susan Coolidge
There is no pr—I mean, this is, utterly groundless, Miss Hawkins.
The Gilded Age, Complete
Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner
When the letter is initial or represents a double nn or ll of Pr.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 6
Various

British Dictionary definitions for pr

pr¹

abbreviation for

plural prs pair
paper
(in prescriptions) per rectum
power

Word Origin

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

pr²

the internet domain name for

Puerto Rico

Pr

the chemical symbol for

praseodymium

PR

abbreviation for

proportional representation
public relations
Puerto Rico

Pr.

abbreviation for

Priest
Prince

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Word Origin and History for pr

PR

n.

also p.r.; 1942, abbreviation of public relations (see public).

pr in Medicine

Pr

The symbol for the elementpraseodymium

pr in Science

Pr

The symbol for praseodymium.

praseodymium

[prā′zē-ō-dĭm′ē-əm]

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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Related Words

Examples from the Web for pr

Contemporary Examples

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

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 represents a double nn or ll of Pr.

pr1

Word Origin

pr2

Pr

PR

Pr.

Word Origin and History for pr

PR

n.

Pr

Pr

praseodymium

P.R.¹

Origin of P.R.¹

P.R.²

pr¹

pr²