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  • plural of P.
  • a variation of psec.
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  • ps
    ps
    picosecond; picoseconds.
  • PS
    PS
    phrase structure.
  • ps.
    ps.
    abbreviation
    pieces.
  • Ps.
    Ps.
    abbreviation
    Psalm; Psalms.
  • p.s.
    p.s.
    abbreviation
    postscript.
  • P.S.
    P.S.
    abbreviation
    passenger steamer.

ps

1 American  
  1. picosecond; picoseconds.


PS 2 American  
  1. phrase structure.

  2. power steering.


ps. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. pieces.

  2. pseudonym.


Ps. 4 American  
Or Psa

abbreviation

Bible.
  1. Psalm; Psalms.


p.s. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. postscript.


P.S. 6 American  

abbreviation

  1. passenger steamer.

  2. permanent secretary.

  3. postscript.

  4. Privy Seal.

  5. Theater. prompt side.

  6. Public School.


PS 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Passenger Steamer

  2. phrase structure

  3. Police Sergeant

  4. Also: ps.  postscript

  5. private secretary

  6. prompt side

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Ps. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Psalm

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ps 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. Palestinian Territories

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The standard normal distribution in probability, ps, corresponds to μ = 0 and σ = 1.

From Textbooks Mar. 30, 2016

And ps, his team didn't beat the Jets this week as much as the Jets beat themselves.

From New York Times Nov. 12, 2015

For example, because of their lifetimes of about 1.5 ps and their production at the LHC with momenta between a few GeV/c and ~100 GeV/c, mesons travel up to a few centimetres before they decay.

From Nature May 12, 2015

He taught me the bs, ms and ps, and how to place your tongue on the top of your mouth.

From The Guardian May 7, 2010

"No one eats that flesh, says S. Augustine, unless he has first adored" in ps.

From The Ceremonies of the Holy-Week at Rome by Charles Michael Baggs

Walking, Justice PS Narasimha wrote, is "the simplest of the simple human activity, inextricably connected to life".

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

While PS users’ final destinations are commercial flights, the company is banking on travelers splurging for a few hours away from the masses.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Joshua Davis, a concierge stylist and PS member in Atlanta, appreciates the company’s small touches, like the refrigerator filled with bottled matcha, juices and water waiting just past security.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

A Transportation Security Administration spokesperson did not answer specific questions about PS and would say only that the agency “screens all checked and carry-on baggage on commercial flights departing from LAX.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

PS I agree that naps are good, @Timber.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

"And I’m going to discuss this again this week. Thankfully I have a platform to clarify what the media loves to distort. @justbpodcast ps. I’m not afraid of cancelation so not afraid of charged discussions."

From Fox News Sep. 29, 2021

In reference to the now-iconic photo of herself donning a beret while standing next to Clinton, she added: "ps. don’t wear a beret for awhile, k?"

From Fox News Jun. 18, 2021

Bought four milch goats at 9 ps. each, and laid in a large stock of dhurra straw for the animals.

From The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile by Sir Samuel White Baker

"I have tears streaming down my face as I write this!! Thank you. I needed this tonight!!!! Ps. Isn't she so neat?! Thank you."

From Fox News Mar. 20, 2022

“This self-quarantine is crazy. I am losing my mind. Did I tell you about my date last night, Ps. He was so weird. I’ll call you right back, I am going to walk my dog.”

From Slate Mar. 18, 2020

In Ps. xxxiv. the latter name actually appears in place of Achish.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various

These are the same conceptions as are referred to in Ps. civ. 1-4—they are not deities, but ministers.

From Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities by Thomas Inman

B has been pointed out to me in the Old Testament, Ps. xvii.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener

Love and good luck to my city. p.s.,

From New York Times Nov. 20, 2017

“Our p.s. service to JFK has been some of our financially worst performing flights for years,” explains airline spokeswoman Christen David.

From Forbes Jun. 18, 2015

“Our customers have asked for that p.s. service into our premier hub.”

From Washington Times Jun. 16, 2015

If you begin this way and do it every day your apprenticeship will reward you and you will blossom. p.s.

From Salon Mar. 15, 2013

I guess chivalry isn't dead. yours, Jane p.s.

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan

In a final post, Atletico added, external: "P.S. Taking advantage of the good relationship with your new president, let's see if you stop 'stealing' players from our Academy. Thanks a lot, @realmadrid!"

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

And sure enough, you know, within a year or two, Germany was saying, “No, we want all of Czechoslovakia. And, P.S., we want Poland.”

From Salon Aug. 12, 2025

Late last month, though, Bolinas resident John Borg nailed a new message to the top of the sign — the wooden equivalent of a P.S. on a letter.

From Los Angeles Times May 10, 2025

The Chamber of Commerce said that among the saved items was a huge painting titled, “From Copenhagen Stock Exchange,” completed in 1895 by Danish artist P.S.

From Seattle Times Apr. 17, 2024

Joy says I should finish up the school year at P.S.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar

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