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| PRETERNATURAL | | adj. Extraordinary, exceptional; supernatural. [latin praeter beyond] | |
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| PRIMOGENITURE | | n. - fact of being the first-born child.
- (in full right of primogeniture) right of succession belonging to the first-born. [medieval latin: related to *prime1, latin genitura birth] | |
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| PRINTINGPRESS | | n. Machine for printing from types or plates etc. | |
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| PROCRASTINATE | | v. (-ting) defer action. procrastination n. Procrastinator n. [latin cras tomorrow] | |
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| PROFITSHARING | | n. Sharing of profits, esp. Between employer and employees. | |
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| PROGNOSTICATE | | v. (-ting) 1 (often foll. By that) foretell, foresee, prophesy.
- (of a thing) betoken, indicate. prognostication n. Prognosticator n. [medieval latin: related to *prognostic] | |
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| PRONUNCIATION | | n. - pronouncing of a word, esp. With reference to a standard.
- act of pronouncing.
- way of pronouncing words etc. [latin: related to *pronounce] | |
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| PROPORTIONATE | | adj. = *proportional. proportionately adv. | |
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| PSYCHOKINESIS | | n. Movement of objects supposedly by telepathy or mental effort. | |
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| PSYCHOLOGICAL | | adj. - of or arising in the mind.
- of psychology.
- colloq. (of an ailment etc.) Imaginary (her cold is psychological). psychologically adv.
- block n. Mental inhibition caused by emotional factors.
- moment n. Best time for achieving a particular effect or purpose.
- warfare n. Campaign directed at reducing enemy morale. | |
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