Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pd

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables
pd
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of police department.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of phase detector.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of public domain.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of peritoneal dialysis.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of penile duplication.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Abbreviation of period (full stop) punctuation mark, used in communication systems without punctuation (e.g., telegrams).

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of professional development.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of public defender.

Countable; Uncountable

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What does pd mean?
Initialism of police department.

How to pronounce pd

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