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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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Favors, speeches, etc. ps someone may want to look at Al Gore as well.

From New York Times May 23, 2016

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

From Textbooks Mar. 30, 2016

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

Sales came in at $7,898m, vs cons $7,887m and core EPS of $1.50 ps vs consensus €1.47 per share.

From The Guardian Oct. 28, 2010

Close to them is the remarkable dart-sac ps, a thick-walled sac, in the lumen of which a crystalline four-fluted rod or dart consisting of carbonate of lime is found.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various

The PS spokesperson said that De Becker, his family and clients have used the private terminal themselves more than 200 times since his company sold it, including 50 times since the company filed its lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

PS said the lease extension was reviewed and approved by airport officials “during one of the most disruptive periods in the history of commercial aviation.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

One pending lawsuit was filed in November by Hugo Garcia, who worked as an operations associate at PS for about three years.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

PS started as Private Suites, a paparazzi-free haven for celebrities in Los Angeles in 2017 that expanded to Atlanta in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

As a student at PS 394, she’d become a skilled hacker despite only having access to some ancient PCs in the school’s computer lab.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

"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 Baker, Samuel White, Sir

"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

See in corroboration of this Ps. cxxxvii., especially the two last verses.

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

No. 12 has many interpretations in the A. V., viz., "meditation," "speaking," "talking," "complaining," "declaring," in one instance only is it translated "pray," and that in the apparently important text Ps. lv.

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

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

“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

United needs more slots to increase its p.s. service at Newark, which led to the proposed swaps with Delta.

From Washington Times Jun. 16, 2015

You will not only find moral support but also may see your way to some collective action. p.s.

From Salon Mar. 29, 2013

There are also letters from Italian public figures like Bruno Vespa, a well known television journalist—like an Italian Mike Wallace—whose note with a donation of €10,000 donation to the Church included a peculiar p.s.:

From Newsweek May 24, 2012

Sydelle pressed, but Angela read only the postscript aloud: p.s.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

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

Until the curtain comes up and he's standing there, ten years old and alone in the center of the P.S.

From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson

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