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press cutting |
Noun
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an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine |
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pax |
Noun
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(Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist |
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price index |
Noun
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an index that traces the relative changes in the price of an individual good (or a market basket of goods) over time |
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picture show |
Noun
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a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement |
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price level |
Noun
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an index that traces the relative changes in the price of an individual good (or a market basket of goods) over time |
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producer price index |
Noun
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an index of changes in wholesale prices |
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personal letter |
Noun
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a letter dealing with personal affairs |
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peepshow |
Noun
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a short pornographic film shown in a small coin-operated booth |
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peepshow |
Noun
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an exhibition of pictures or objects viewed through a small hole or magnifying glass |
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postcard |
Noun
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a card for sending messages by post without an envelope |
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post card |
Noun
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a card for sending messages by post without an envelope |
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postal card |
Noun
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a card for sending messages by post without an envelope |
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picture postcard |
Noun
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a postcard with a picture on one side |
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photogelatin process |
Noun
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a photomechanical printing process that uses a glass plate with a gelatin surface that carries the image to be reproduced |
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photolithography |
Noun
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a planographic printing process using plates made from a photographic image |
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praise |
Noun
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an expression of approval and commendation |
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praise |
Noun
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offering words of homage as an act of worship |
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praise |
Verb
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express approval of |
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photo-offset printing |
Noun
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a method of offset printing using photomechanical plates |
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photo-offset |
Noun
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a method of offset printing using photomechanical plates |
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point of order |
Noun
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a question as to whether the current proceedings are allowed by parliamentary procedure |
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prescript |
Noun
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prescribed guide for conduct or action |
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penal code |
Noun
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the legal code governing crimes and their punishment |
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parliamentary law |
Noun
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a body of rules followed by an assembly |
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parliamentary procedure |
Noun
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a body of rules followed by an assembly |
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paean |
Noun
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a formal expression of praise |
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paean |
Noun
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(ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) |
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pean |
Noun
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a formal expression of praise |
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pean |
Noun
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(ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) |
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parol evidence rule |
Noun
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a rule that oral evidence cannot be used to contradict the terms of a written contract |
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partial differential equation |
Noun
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a differential equation involving a functions of more than one variable |
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puffery |
Noun
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a flattering commendation (especially when used for promotional purposes) |
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price control |
Noun
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restriction on maximum prices that is established and maintained by the government (as during periods of war or inflation) |
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price floor |
Noun
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floor below which prices are not allowed to fall |
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perestroika |
Noun
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an economic policy adopted in the former Soviet Union |
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protectionism |
Noun
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the policy of imposing duties or quotas on imports in order to protect home industries from overseas competition |
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password |
Noun
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a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group |
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propaganda |
Noun
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information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause |
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prospectus |
Noun
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a catalog listing the courses offered by a college or university |
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prospectus |
Noun
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a formal written offer to sell securities (filed with the SEC) that sets forth a plan for a (proposed) business enterprise |
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printing process |
Noun
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reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication |
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plaudits |
Noun
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enthusiastic approval |
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plaudit |
Noun
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enthusiastic approval |
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process printing |
Noun
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a method of printing colored reproductions from halftone plates |
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planographic printing |
Noun
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the process of printing from a surface on which the printing areas are not raised but are ink-receptive (as opposed to ink repellent) |
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planography |
Noun
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the process of printing from a surface on which the printing areas are not raised but are ink-receptive (as opposed to ink repellent) |
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petty criticism |
Noun
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a petty disparagement |
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paradox |
Noun
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in logic, a statement that contradicts itself |
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preaching |
Noun
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a moralistic rebuke |
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preaching |
Noun
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an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) |