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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation part
  • abbreviation payment
  • abbreviation pint
  • abbreviation point
  • abbreviation port
  • abbreviation preterite

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  • abbreviation Alternative form of pt.

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Examples

  • Courier 12 pt. is * bigger* than Times 12 pt. (despite the fact that both are 12 pt. size fonts) because Times is variable-width, while Courier is fixed-width.

    12/4/06 Tally 2006

  • The most popular song in Bahrain within the past hour or so according to Last.fm is Fates Warning's "The Ivory Gate of Dreams pt. 3," a heavy metal song that appears quite indicative of the mood in that country lyrics and full track playback below.

    Eliot Van Buskirk: Bahrain's Mood Is 'Triumphant' and 'Warlike' According To Listening Habits Eliot Van Buskirk 2011

  • IX, “The Near East and Middle East,” pt. 1, no. 219, pp. 525–36; also found in White House Office, Office of the Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (OSANSA), Policy Papers, B 12, NSC 5428 (1), EL.

    Eisenhower 1956 David A. Nichols 2011

  • IX, “The Near East and Middle East,” pt. 1, no. 219, pp. 525–36; also found in White House Office, Office of the Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (OSANSA), Policy Papers, B 12, NSC 5428 (1), EL.

    Eisenhower 1956 David A. Nichols 2011

  • "The Ivory Gate of Dreams pt. 3" is in D-Major, which means that in addition to the song's aggressive tone and revolutionary lyrics, the song is in the most "triumphant" key signature according to music researchers and scholars.

    Eliot Van Buskirk: Bahrain's Mood Is 'Triumphant' and 'Warlike' According To Listening Habits Eliot Van Buskirk 2011

  • At her desk, there is an unsigned note from Jasper identifiable by the way he prints everything, as though his right hand is stuck in 7 pt. font tucked into the spine of her open notebook.

    Intersomnolence Wendy Wimmer 2011

  • At her desk, there is an unsigned note from Jasper identifiable by the way he prints everything, as though his right hand is stuck in 7 pt. font tucked into the spine of her open notebook.

    Intersomnolence Wendy Wimmer 2011

  • The most popular song in Bahrain within the past hour or so according to Last.fm is Fates Warning's "The Ivory Gate of Dreams pt. 3," a heavy metal song that appears quite indicative of the mood in that country lyrics and full track playback below.

    Eliot Van Buskirk: Bahrain's Mood Is 'Triumphant' and 'Warlike' According To Listening Habits Eliot Van Buskirk 2011

  • Fists raised against not just fast money, you know, the stuff of 1,000 pt. drops in the Dow in 20 minutes and the stuff of Goldman Sachs 2010 bonuses "trimmed to $16 billion."

    Woody Tasch: Occupying, Protesting, Investing Woody Tasch 2011

  • "The Ivory Gate of Dreams pt. 3" is in D-Major, which means that in addition to the song's aggressive tone and revolutionary lyrics, the song is in the most "triumphant" key signature according to music researchers and scholars.

    Eliot Van Buskirk: Bahrain's Mood Is 'Triumphant' and 'Warlike' According To Listening Habits Eliot Van Buskirk 2011

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