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pp • abbr. ∎  pages: pp 71—73. ∎  parcel post. ∎  past participle. ∎  per person. ∎  per procurationem (used when signing a letter on someone else's behalf). ∎  Mus. pianissimo. ∎  postpaid. ∎  privately printed.

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pp past participle
• per procurationem (Latin: by authority of; in correspondence, used by signatory on behalf of someone else)
• (ital.) Music pianissimo (Italian; very quietly)

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views updated Jun 08 2018

pp, ppp, etc. Abbreviations for pianissimo, very soft.

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