English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 41 of 931

palilalianoun

A complex tic comprising the repetition or echoing of one's own spoken words, which may sound like stuttering.

palilalicadj

Of or relating to palilalia.

Paliliciumname

The star Aldebaran.

palillogynoun

Alternative form of palilogy.

palilogianoun

Deliberate repetition of a word or a phrase for the sake of emphasis.

palilogynoun

Emphatic repetition of a word or phrase.

palimonynoun

A form of alimony paid to a former partner in a nonmarital relationship.

palimpsestnoun

A manuscript or document that has been erased or scraped clean, for reuse of the paper, parchment, vellum, or other medium on which it was written.

palimpsesticadj

Relating to palimpsests.

palimpsesticallyadv

In a palimpsestic manner

palimpsestuousadj

Pertaining to the textual relationality of a palimpsest; referential to earlier works or self-referential between several meanings of a single text.

palin-prefix

forms terms, of Greek origin, related to repetition or recurrence

Palin-esqueadj

Alternative form of Palinesque.

palinacousisnoun

An auditory form of perseveration: continuing to hear a sound after the physical noise has disappeared.

palinactinodromousadj

Having three or more primary veins originating near the base of the leaf, with additional branching above.

palinaladj

Directed or moved backward

palinavirnoun

A protease inhibitor.

palincestuousadj

Alternative form of palimpsestuous.

palindromaticadj

Palindromic (of, relating to, or being a palindrome).

palindromenoun

A word, phrase, number or any other sequence of units which has the property of reading the same forwards as it does backwards, character for character, sometimes disregarding punctuation, capitalization and diacritics.

palindromianoun

A relapse or recurrence of a disease.

palindromicadj

Of, relating to, or being a palindrome.

palindromicitynoun

The state or quality of being palindromic.

palindromistnoun

One who composes palindromes.

palindromizationnoun

The conversion of a word (or other string of characters) into a palindrome

palindromizeverb

To turn into a palindrome.

Palinesqueadj

Resembling or characteristic of U.S. politician Sarah Palin.

palingverb

present participle and gerund of pale

palingenesesnoun

plural of palingenesis

palingenesianoun

Rebirth; regeneration.

palingenesicadj

Pertaining to palingenesis.

palingenesisnoun

Rebirth; regeneration; (countable) an instance of this.

palingenesynoun

Rebirth; regeneration.

palingeneticallyadv

In a palingenetic manner.

Palinismnoun

The political philosophy associated with U.S. public figure Sarah Palin.

Palinistanoun

A devoted admirer of US public figure Sarah Palin.

palinkanoun

A traditional Hungarian fruit brandy.

palinodenoun

An ode or other poem in which the author retracts something said in an earlier poem; (loosely) a recantation.

palinodialadj

Of or pertaining to a palinode, or retraction.

palinodicadj

Of or relating to a palinode.

palinodistnoun

The author of a palinode.

palinodynoun

Obsolete form of palinode.

palinopsianoun

A visual disturbance that causes images to persist to some extent even after their corresponding stimulus has left.

palinspasticadj

Showing the previous location of geological features, correcting for any intervening crustal movements.

palinspasticallyadv

In a palinspastic fashion.

palintropenoun

A part of the ventral valve of some brachiopods between the beak and the hinge line.

Palio di Sienaname

A horse race that takes place regularly in the main square of Siena, with horses and riders representing the "contrade" of the city

paliperidonenoun

9-hydroxyrisperidone, an atypical antipsychotic drug.

palipraxianoun

A repetitive complex movement; hyperkinesis.

palirrheanoun

A recurring discharge

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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 41. 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.

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