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pi (PIGH) (noun)
1. The 16th graphic symbol of the Greek alphabet: Mike has memorized all the Greek letters up to and including pi (π).
2. A number approximately equal to 3.14159 which is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter and is represented by the symbol π: Learning what pi means has presented a mental block which is still unclear to Mildred.
2. A number approximately equal to 3.14159 which is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter and is represented by the symbol π: Learning what pi means has presented a mental block which is still unclear to Mildred.
pie (PIGH) (noun)
1. A dessert or savory dish that is baked in a pastry shell often with two crusts: Jennifer baked an apple pie for dessert which she and her friends ate with cheese.
2. A business or social activity: Janet wanted to have her finger in every social pie in town.
3. The whole of something which can be divided into shares: The bankers were determined to distribute the economic pie among their shareholders.
2. A business or social activity: Janet wanted to have her finger in every social pie in town.
3. The whole of something which can be divided into shares: The bankers were determined to distribute the economic pie among their shareholders.
A farmer was proud of his son's educational development, but he was very puzzled one day when the boy came home from school and told his father that he had learned about "Pi R Square". "Son", said the farmer, "Pie aren't square"; "Pie are round".
Angie's aunt often bragged about her mathematical wizard of a son who was in junior high school. She once commented that he could calculate the pi of her homemade apple pie.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group P; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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pie
A clown's ultimate comedy thrust.
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Dictionary with a Touch of Humor
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Pie, juste, temperanter.
With piety, justice, and moderation.
Motto of Friedrich IV, Count of the Palatinate (1594-1610).
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jus-, just-, jur-
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Latin Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Words: Group P
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