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Ps

adj, name, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of packet-switched. abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of a number of proto-languages' names:; Proto-Slavic.
  2. 2
    Initialism of a number of proto-languages' names:; Proto-Semitic.
  3. 3
    Initialism of a number of proto-languages' names:; Proto-Salish, Proto-Salishan.
  4. 4
    Initialism of a number of proto-languages' names:; Proto-Sahaptian.
  5. 5
    Initialism of PlayStation. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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  1. 6
    Initialism of Photoshop. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 7
    PostScript, a page description language.
  3. 8
    Abbreviation of South Papua: a province of Indonesia. abbreviation, alt-of
Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of postal service. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "USPS"

  2. 2
    Short for metric horsepower. abbreviation, alt-of

    "The powertrain also produces 306 PS (225 kW), enough to propel the 1,858 kg Cross Coupé from zero to 62 mph in 6.5 seconds and on to a top speed of 137 mph. […] The four-seater i-oniq concept has a 1.0-litre, 3-cylinder petrol engine which is mated, via a generator, to a lithium ion electric motor which produces 109 PS."

  3. 3
    plural of p form-of, plural
  4. 4
    Alternative form of PS (post scriptum). alt-of, alternative
  5. 5
    Abbreviation of projects (“multi-story low-income housing development”). New-York-City, abbreviation, alt-of, plural, plural-only, slang

    "How long have you been living in the Ps?"

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  1. 6
    plural of P form-of, plural
  2. 7
    a note appended to a letter after the signature wordnet
  3. 8
    Initialism of public school. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  4. 9
    Abbreviation of power steering. abbreviation, alt-of
  5. 10
    Initialism of public service(s). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  6. 11
    Initialism of PlayStation. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  7. 12
    Initialism of paddle steamer. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  8. 13
    Initialism of power supply. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  9. 14
    Initialism of police sergeant, a police rank used in Commonwealth countries. Commonwealth, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  10. 15
    polystyrene countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    Initialism of parallel slalom. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  12. 17
    Initialism of post scriptum, postscriptum, or postscript, initialism written at the end of a text as a footnote. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "PS I love you."

  13. 18
    Initialism of power steering. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, dated, initialism, uncountable

    "PS, PB, PW, PDL, ice-cold A/C   [power steering, power brakes, power windows, power door locks, ice-cold air conditioning]"

  14. 19
    Initialism of Perlman syndrome. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

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Etymology 4

Borrowed from German PS (“Pferdestärke”, literally “horsepower”).

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