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Peć , Albanian Peja, town (1991 pop. 68,163), S Serbia, in the Kosovo region. A trade center, it has industries that produce leather goods, foodstuffs, and handicrafts. Stephen Dušan in 1346 made Peć the seat of the Orthodox patriarchs of Serbia, who resided there until 1766. The town is noted for its 13th-century patriarchal cathedral and several Turkish mosques and houses. Author not available, PEĆ., The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008

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pec / pek/ • n. (usu. pecs) inf. a pectoral muscle (esp. with reference to the development of these muscles in bodybuilding).

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PEC (or p.e.c.) photoelectric cell
• photoelectrochemical cell
• Protestant Episcopal Church

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