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phy - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
An obsolete spelling of fie .
Abbreviations of physical.
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And — maybe even worse — managing editor (and soul of the Atlantic) Cullen Murphy is out, too.
Sans Atlantic « Snarkmarket 2006
The shift from purely geographical niches to affinity niches unfettered by geography is having a profound effect.
The Long Tail Book « Snarkmarket 2006
And at the beginning I see the word phy ; further on the word gas.
Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon 2003
This was in fact the main reason why he did not have any appreciable influence upon later Islamic philoso - phy , which is essentially “prophetic philosophy.”
Dictionary of the History of Ideas SEYYED HOSSEIN NASR 1968
While my friends are obsessed with the smallest details in design, like typography , lithography, or any other word ending in - "phy", I often have a hard time describing to people what I really do.
Qwaider Planet 2009
The phy -ed teacher his wife left him for was a woman as well.
Poor Doug | My[confined]Space 2009
The problem remains assessing and ensuring phy sician quality.
Incentives Will Yield More Doctors in the Right Places 2011
Josh Chalifour (phy ) 's status on Friday, 02-Oct-09 00: 11: 29 UTC - Identi. ca on
Are we Legally Required to Have an Election on October 19? : Law is Cool 2009
In the UK (for ages 4 to 11, at least, which I am familiar with) art, phy . ed., citizenship, design & technology, ICT, music, history and geography are all part of the national curriculum, and all schools are required to teach them.
Abusing Science 2008
They preferred to have biology taught by an inexperienced phy ed teacher!
A New Weapon Against Freedom and ID: Volksverhetzung 2007
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