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P Symbol used by OT scholars to designate the Priestly source or Priestly Writer who is regarded by the majority of OT scholars as being one of the four main sources of the Pentateuch. P material is recognized by a concern for ritual and the prominence accorded to Aaron. It has a doctrine of creation according to which God has control of all the nations of the world but in which Abraham and his offspring have a special role. P offers genealogies and accounts of cultic institutions which are put back into the period of the Exodus and the settlement in the Promised Land, though in fact P was probably compiled (but the date is in dispute) in the exilic century (6th cent. BCE). Linguistic arguments for an earlier date have not proved decisive, but the effect of P material being inserted into an already existing framework was to impose a kind of unity. This means that the overall impression of the Pentateuch is of an outlook more developed than was typical of the period which it is allegedly describing.
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "P." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "P." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-P.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "P." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-P.html |
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P1 / pē/ (also p) • n. (pl. Ps or P's / pēz/ ) the sixteenth letter of the alphabet. ∎ denoting the next after O (or N if O is omitted) in a set of items, categories, etc. PHRASES: mind one's Ps and Qssee mind. P2 • abbr. ∎ pastor. ∎ father. ∎ (in tables of sports results) games played. ∎ (on an automatic gearshift) park. ∎ (on road signs and street plans) parking. ∎ peseta. ∎ peso. ∎ [in comb.] (in units of measurement) peta- (1015): 27 PBq of radioactive material. ∎ Physics poise (unit of viscosity). ∎ post. ∎ president. ∎ pressure. ∎ priest. ∎ prince. ∎ proprietary. ∎ progressive. • symb. ∎ the chemical element phosphorus. |
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"P." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "P." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-p.html "P." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-p.html |
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P 16th letter of the English alphabet and a letter employed in the alphabets of other w European languages. It is a consonant and descends from the Semitic letter pe, a word meaning “mouth”. The letter was modified in shape by the Greeks and taken into their alphabet as pi. The Romans changed the letter's shape further by shortening its right-hand vertical and later curving it to give it the form it has today. In English p normally functions as what phoneticians call a voiceless bilabial plosive or stop consonant, made by allowing the breath to build up behind closed lips to be released sharply as the lips are drawn apart. It is the voiceless counterpart of b. The letter is nearly always sounded, as in pig and top, although it is “silent” in a few Greek-derived words, such as psychology or pneumatic, and in the pseudo-Greek spelling ptarmigan. Combined with h it is pronounced like an f, as in phase and epitaph.
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"P." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "P." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-P.html "P." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-P.html |
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p • abbr. ∎ page. ∎ (p-) [in comb.] Chem. para-: p-xylene. ∎ Brit. penny or pence. ∎ Mus. piano (softly). ∎ [in comb.] (in units of measurement) pico- (10−12): a 220 pf capacitor. ∎ Chem. denoting electrons and orbitals possessing one unit of angular momentum. • symb. ∎ Physics pressure. ∎ Statistics probability. |
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"p." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "p." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-p010.html "p." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-p010.html |
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P. The sixteenth letter of the modern English alphabet is represented by peith [Ir., tree or bush with edible berries; dwarf elder (?); gooseberry (?)] in the ogham alphabet of early Ireland. Although thirteenth letter of the early Irish alphabet, P did not exist in the earlier ogham and entered the language through loanwords from Latin (through British), Romance, and Scandinavian sources.
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "P." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "P." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-P.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "P." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-P.html |
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P 16th letter of the alphabet , representing the voiceless bilabial stop. It corresponds to Greek pi, but in form it looks like Greek rho (see R ). For the technical use of P in higher criticism, see Old Testament . In chemistry P is the symbol of the element phosphorus . |
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"P." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "P." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-P.html "P." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-P.html |
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P (parental generation) The individuals that are selected to begin a breeding experiment, crosses between which yield the F1 generation. Only pure-breeding (homozygous) individuals are selected for the P generation.
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"P." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "P." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-P.html "P." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-P.html |
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p. Abbreviation of piano (It., soft), hence pp, ppp, and sometimes even quieter (Verdi optimistically uses pppp in his Requiem, also Elgar in Enigma Variations).
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "p." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "p." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-p.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "p." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-p.html |
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P the sixteenth letter of the modern English alphabet and the fifteenth of the ancient Roman one, corresponding to Greek pi, Phoenician and Semitic pe.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "P." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "P." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-P.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "P." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-P.html |
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"P." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "P." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-P.html "P." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-P.html |
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P See PARENTAL GENERATION.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "P." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "P." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-P1.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "P." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-P1.html |
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P See PARENTAL GENERATION.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "P." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "P." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-P.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "P." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-P.html |
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P See P=NP question.
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JOHN DAINTITH. "P." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "P." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-P.html JOHN DAINTITH. "P." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-P.html |
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P. See chrismon.
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "P." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "P." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-P.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "P." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-P.html |
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P See phosphorus.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "P." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "P." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-P.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "P." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-P.html |
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P See PHOSPHORUS.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "P." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "P." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-P.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "P." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-P.html |
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p (bold ital.) Physics, symbol for electric dipole moment
• (ital.) Physics, symbol for momentum (bold ital. in vector equations) • (ital.) Chem. para (as in p-cresol) • symbol for penny (or pence) • (bold ital.) Chem., symbol for permanent dipole moment of a molecule • Biochem., symbol for (terminal) phosphate (in a polynucleotide) • (ital.) Music piano (Italian; softly, quietly) • symbol for pico- (prefix indicating 10−9 as in ps, picosecond) • (ital.) Physics, symbol for pressure • Physics, symbol for proton • Electronics p-type (semiconductor) • (ital.) Biochem., symbol for pyranose • Meteorol., symbol for shower • Physics, Chem., indicating the electron state l=1 (where l is orbital angular momentum quantum number) |
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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "p." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "p." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-p.html FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "p." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-p.html |
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