PL

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See also: pl, Pl, .pl, pl., and Pl.

Translingual

Etymology 1

Symbol

PL

  1. (metrology) Symbol for petaliter (petalitre), an SI unit of fluid measure equal to 1015 liters (litres).
    Synonym: Pl

Etymology 2

Symbol

PL

  1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Poland.
    Synonym: POL (alpha-3)

English

Noun

PL (plural PLs)

  1. Initialism of public library.
  2. (biochemistry) Initialism of proximity labeling.
  3. (computing) Initialism of programming language.
  4. (copyright law) Initialism of public license.
  5. (economics) Initialism of price level.
  6. (topology) Initialism of piecewise linear.
  7. (US, law, government) Initialism of public law.
    • 1982, Richard Gilmore, A Poor Harvest: The Clash of Policies and Interests in the Grain Trade, page 21:
      The government's primary market promotion tool is Public Law 480, the Food for Peace program. Since its inception in 1954, PL 480 has provided an outlet in less-developed countries for American agricultural surpluses.
  8. (US, scouting) Initialism of patrol leader.

Proper noun

PL

  1. (soccer, UK) Initialism of Premier League.

Adjective

PL (not comparable)

  1. Abbreviation of protamine-like.

Verb

PL

  1. (handbells) Abbreviation of pluck.

Anagrams

Dutch

Proper noun

PL f

  1. (Suriname, politics) initialism of Pertjajah Luhur
  2. (Suriname, public transport) initialism of Paramaribo-Lelydorp

Anagrams

Finnish

Noun

PL

  1. abbreviation of perustuslaki

French

Noun

PL m (plural PL)

  1. initialism of poids lourd

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Noun

PL (plural PL-PL)

  1. initialism of pemeriksaan luar (“external examination”)

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pt

Pronunciation

 

Noun

PL m (plural PLs)

  1. (law) initialism of projeto de lei (“bill”)
  2. (uncountable, finance) initialism of patrimônio líquido (“equity”)

Proper noun

PL m

  1. (Brazil, politics) initialism of Partido Liberal (“Liberal Party”)

Somali

Noun

PL

  1. abbreviation of Puntland
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