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PP

abbr.
1. Sports power play
2. prepositional phrase

pp

abbr.
pianissimo
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pp

abbreviation for
1. (Grammar) past participle
2. (in formal correspondence) per pro
3. privately printed
symbol for
(Music, other) music pianissimo: an instruction to play very quietly
[(sense 2) Latin per procurationem: by delegation to]
Usage: In formal correspondence, when Brenda Smith is signing on behalf of Peter Jones, she should write Peter Jones pp (or per pro) Brenda Smith, not the other way about

pp

or

PP

abbreviation for
1. parcel post
2. prepaid
3. post-paid
4. (Medicine) (in prescriptions) post prandium
[Latin: after a meal]

PP

abbreviation for
1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Parish Priest
2. past President
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PP

prepositional phrase.

pp

pianissimo.

pp.

1. pages.
2. past participle.
3. privately printed.

P.P.

1. parcel post.
2. parish priest.
3. postpaid.
4. prepaid.

p.p.

1. parcel post.
2. past participle.
3. per person.
4. postpaid.
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Translations
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strani

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ABBR
1. =per procurationem (= by proxy) → p.p.
2. =parcel post
3. =post paid
4. =prepaid
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

pp

abbr (=per procurationem: by proxy) → p.p.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

pp

abbr of pages → S.
abbr of per procurationem (= on behalf of) → pp., ppa.
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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[ˈpiːˈpiː] abbr =per procurationem: by proxy → p.p.
pp J Smith → per il Signor J. Smith
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995