English Words: P
46,516 words · Page 38 of 931
The era from 2,500 Ma to 1,600 Ma, marked by a dramatic increase in atmospheric oxygen.
Anything (such as a fossil or a tree ring) from which paleographic data may be obtained indirectly
Part of the lung of birds formed by the parabronchi from the mediolateral and medioventral bronchi
Relating to long-term non-periodic irregularities, especially in magnetic field, in the geologic past
The study of ancient rocks and sediments for evidence of seismic events, such as earthquakes and tsunamis, from times before records were kept.
Of or relating to a disparate group of linguistic isolates and a few small language families spoken in parts of northeastern Siberia and the Russian Far East.
A paleospecies that is considered a subspecies of an existing species, usually considered the immediate ancestor of the existing species.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English alphabetical index for the letter P contains 46,516 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 931 pages, and you are currently viewing page 38. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.
On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.
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