a nonharmonic note inserted for transition between harmonic notes
pictograph
Noun
a graphic character used in picture writing
pentatonic scale
Noun
a gapped scale with five notes
punctuation mark
Noun
the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
pentatone
Noun
a gapped scale with five notes
period
Noun
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
period
Noun
the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
period
Noun
an amount of time
period
Noun
the end or completion of something
period
Noun
a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed
period
Noun
(ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games
period
Noun
the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon
pedantry
Noun
an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning
paraph
Noun
a flourish added after or under your signature (originally to protect against forgery)
public presentation
Noun
a dramatic or musical entertainment
pianism
Noun
performance by or technique of a pianist
play reading
Noun
performance of a play by a group of readers
pidgin
Noun
an artificial language used for trade between speakers of different languages
programming language
Noun
a language designed for programming computers
programing language
Noun
(computer science) a language designed for programming computers
problem-oriented language
Noun
a language whose statements resemble terminology of the user
positive identification
Noun
evidence proving that you are who you say you are
profiling
Noun
recording a person's behavior and analyzing psychological characteristics in order to predict or assess their ability in a certain sphere or to identify a particular group of people
personal identification number
Noun
a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts
PIN
Noun
a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts
PIN number
Noun
a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts
preview
Noun
a screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public
preview
Noun
an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future
preview
Verb
to watch a movie or play before it is released to the general public
prevue
Noun
an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future
puppet show
Noun
a show in which the actors are puppets
puppet play
Noun
a show in which the actors are puppets
polyphony
Noun
music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments
polyphonic music
Noun
music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments
polytonality
Noun
music that uses two or more different keys at the same time
polytonalism
Noun
music that uses two or more different keys at the same time
popularism
Noun
music adapted to the understanding and taste of the majority
prologue
Noun
an introduction to a play
playlet
Noun
a short play
playscript
Noun
a written version of a play or other dramatic composition
promptbook
Noun
the copy of the playscript used by the prompter
prompt copy
Noun
the copy of the playscript used by the prompter
prompting
Noun
a cue given to a performer, usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken
prompting
Noun
persuasion formulated as a suggestion
patter
Noun
plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
patter
Noun
a quick succession of light rapid sounds
patter
Verb
make light, rapid and repeated sounds
patter
Verb
rain gently
pictorial matter
Noun
illustrations used to decorate or explain a text
pie chart
Noun
a circular chart divided into triangular areas proportional to the percentages of the whole