Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pahy]
- /paɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [pahy]
- /paɪ/
Definitions of pis word
- noun plural pis the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π). 1
- noun plural pis the consonant sound represented by this letter. 1
- noun plural pis Mathematics. the letter π, used as the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. the ratio itself: 3.141592+. 1
- noun plural pis printing types mixed together indiscriminately. 1
- noun plural pis any confused mixture; jumble. 1
- verb with object pis to reduce (printing types) to a state of confusion. 1
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Origin of pis
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
1835-45; < Greek pî, peî; used in mathematics to represent Greek periphérion periphery
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Parts of speech for Pis
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pis popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.