A university, viewed as an institution of tertiary education that is segmented into specialties which do not interact, especially specialties that focus on applications for external organizations.

plurivocalicadj

Containing more than one vowel.

plurivoltinismnoun

The state of being plurivoltine.

plurivorousadj

That lives on several types of host

pluronicsnoun

plural of pluronic

plusprep

And; sum of the previous one and the following one.

plus factornoun

Any trait of a person, such as their race, that may give them an advantage under affirmative action.

plus foursnoun

Wide knickerbocker breeches, so called because originally they were designed with four inches of excess material so as to hang in a fold below the fastening beneath the knee; traditionally associated with sports, especially golf.

plus marknoun

Synonym of plus sign

plus or minusadv

Approximately; more or less.

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 471. 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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