PETA

Meaning of PETA in English

PETA /ˈpetə/ BrE AmE

abbreviation for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals; a US organization that works to prevent cruelty to animals, known for protesting against ↑ vivisection and against people wearing clothes made of fur

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

PETA- — combining form Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, modification of Greek penta- penta- quadrillion (10 15 )
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PETA- — ˈped.ə, ˈpetə combining form Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, modification of Greek penta - penta- : quadrillion peta -electron volts
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PETA — ˈpād.ə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Pali, from Sanskrit preta — more at preta : preta
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PETA- — a combining form used in the names of units of measure equal to one quadrillion (10 15 ) of a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PETA- — Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, modification of Greek penta- penta- : quadrillion (10 15 ) peta- electron volts
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PETA- — [ 'pɛtə ] ■ combining form denoting a factor of 10 15 : petabytes. Origin from pe(n)ta- (see penta- ), …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PETA- — peta- BrE AmE ¦pet ə AmE \ ¦pet̬ ə
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PETA — Peta BrE AmE ˈpiːt ə AmE \ ˈpiːt̬ ə
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PETA- — / ˈpetə-; NAmE / combining form (in nouns; used in units of measurement) 10 15 ; one thousand million million …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PETA- — comb. form denoting a factor of 10(15). [perh. f. PENTA-]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PETA- — prefix
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
PETA- — [SI] See quantifiers .
Jargon File English vocabulary
PETA- — пета- (приставка, означающая одну квадрильонную долю единицы измерения)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PETA — Приставки СИ
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PETA- — пета- ( приставка, означающая одну квадриллионную долю единицы измерения )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PETA — people for the ethical treatment of animals (одна из организаций по защите прав животных в сша). (кинология)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PETA- — пета- ( приставка, означающая одну квадриллионную долю единицы измерения )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PETA- — пета- ( приставка, означающая одну квадриллионную долю единицы измерения )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PETA- — пета- (приставка, означающая одну квадрильонную долю единицы измерения)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PETA — Function: combining form Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, modification of Greek penta- penta- : quadrillion (10 15 ) < peta- electron …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SPANAKOPITA — also spanokopita noun Etymology: Modern Greek spanakopēta, from spanaki spinach + pēta, pita pie Date: 1950 a traditional Greek pie …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PEAT — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English pete piece of ~, from Medieval Latin peta, probably of Celtic origin; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PEAT
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPANAKOPITA — noun or spa·no·ko·pi·ta also spa·na·ko·pit·ta ˌspänəˈkōpēd.ə, -nōˈ-, -pid.- ( -s ) Etymology: New Greek spanakopēta , from spanaki spinach (from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PETARY — ˈpēd.ərē noun ( -es ) Etymology: Medieval Latin petaria, from peta peat + Latin -aria -ary — more at peat …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CORNUPETE — ˈkȯrnyəˌpēt adjective Etymology: Late Latin cornupeta, from Latin cornu horn + Late Latin -peta (from Latin petere to go to, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PEAT — peat 1 /peet/ , n. 1. a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PEAT — I. ˈpēt noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English pete piece of peat, from Medieval Latin peta, probably of Celtic …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPANAKOPITA — also spa·no·ko·pi·ta ˌspä-nə-ˈkō-pē-tə, -pi-tə Etymology: Modern Greek spanakopēta, from spanaki spinach + pēta, pita pie Date: 1950 : a traditional …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
QUANTIFIERS — In techspeak and jargon, the standard metric prefixes used in the SI (Système International) conventions for scientific measurement have dual …
Jargon File English vocabulary

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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