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Physical education

First in use: the 1800s
Duplicate · right

Private equity

First in use: the 1970s

PE / Physical education / Private equity

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Which meaning of PE is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Physical education came first (the 1800s). Private equity arrived in the 1970s. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Original · the 1800s

Physical education

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Duplicate · the 1970s

Private equity

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