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A p with a curled descender.
Also known as: Curled p abbreviation, P with loop abbreviation
The scribal mark of a letter p whose descender curls back, standing for the syllable pro.
Stands for the syllable pro in a Latin manuscript hand.
Contexts: Language and transcription, History
Differs from the per abbreviation only in whether the descender is crossed or curled, which is a distinction easily lost in a worn or hastily written hand.
Contexts: Language and transcription, History
The letter p whose descender curls round to the left below the line rather than running straight.