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piece of eight
piece of piss
piece of work
piece out
piece rate
piece-rate system
piecemeal
piecework
piechart
pied-à-terre
Pied Piper
pied wagtail
Piedmont
piedmont
Piedmont Plateau
pier
pier glass
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Pietà
Pie·tà [ pyày t ] (plural Pie·tàs) or pie·tà [ pyày t ] (plural pie·tàs)


noun 
Definition:
 
Mary with Jesus Christ's body: a painting or sculpture of the Virgin Mary mourning over Jesus Christ's dead body
[Mid-17th century. Via Italian< Latin pietas (see piety)]
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