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PS¹

Where it comes from

Abbreviation.

proper noun

  1. Proto-Slavic.
  2. Proto-Semitic.
  3. Proto-Salish, Proto-Salishan.
  4. Proto-Sahaptian.
  5. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of PlayStation
  6. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Photoshop
  7. abbreviation Abbreviation of PostScript, a page description language.
  8. abbreviation Abbreviation of South Papua: a province of Indonesia.

noun PSes · PSs

  1. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of postal service USPS
  2. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of public school
  3. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of public service(s)
  4. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of PlayStation
  5. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of paddle steamer
  6. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of power supply
  7. Commonwealth, abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of police sergeant, a police rank used in Commonwealth countries.
  8. abbreviation, countable, uncountable Abbreviation of polystyrene
  9. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of parallel slalom
  10. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of post scriptum, postscriptum, or postscript, initialism written at the end of a text as a footnote. PS I love you.
  11. abbreviation, countable, dated, initialism, uncountable, in classified ads for used cars Initialism of power steering PS, PB, PW, PDL, ice-cold A/C   [power steering, power brakes, power windows, power door locks, ice-cold air conditioning]
  12. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of Perlman syndrome

Opposite: body

adjective

  1. abbreviation, not comparable Abbreviation of packet-switched

PS²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German PS (“Pferdestärke”, literally “horsepower”).

noun PS

  1. abbreviation Short for metric horsepower The powertrain also produces 306 PS (225 kW), enough to propel the 1,858 kg Cross Coupé from zero to 62 mph in 6.5 seconds and on to a top speed of 137 mph. […] The four-seater i-oniq concept has a 1.0-litre, 3-cylinder petrol engine which is mated, via a generator, to a lithium ion electric motor w

ps³

noun

  1. plural plural of p

noun

  1. alternative Alternative form of PS (post scriptum).
  2. abbreviation, in classified ads Abbreviation of power steering

Ps⁴

noun

  1. New York City, abbreviation, plural, plural only, slang Abbreviation of projects (“multi-story low-income housing development”). How long have you been living in the Ps?

noun

  1. plural plural of P

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: postscript, cern, vig, writes, addendum, afterthought, afterword, appendix, appendage, attachment, codicil, rider, footnote, note, supplement, epilogue

noun

Opposite: body

Translations

Every language

noun addendum to a letter

EspañolP. D., PD, P. S.
PortuguêsP.S.
DeutschPS, NS
ΕλληνικάΥΓ. YG.
РусскийP. S.
العربيةمُلَاحَظَة mulāḥaẓa
עבריתנ״ב n"b

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@misc{ps_2026,
  title = {ps},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ps},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}