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American Heritage Dictionary:

pec

(pĕk)

n. Slang
A pectoral muscle. Often used in the plural: "Beneath those pecs there beats a heart" (Leon Wieseltier).

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Pejë, Peja (pā'ä), or Peć (pĕch), town (2011 pop. 95,723), W Kosovo. A trade center, it has industries that produce leather goods, foodstuffs, and handicrafts. Stephen Dušan in 1346 made the town the seat of the Orthodox patriarchs of Serbia, who resided there until 1766. It is noted for its 13th-century patriarchal cathedral and several Turkish mosques and houses.

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IN BRIEF: n. - Abbreviation for either of two large muscles of the chest.

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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Aviation:

personal equipment connector

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A quick connect/disconnect multichannel coupling for the aircrew oxygen, radio, g-suit, intercom, etc. This is normally fitted in combat aircraft and permits a quick exit on the ground as well as during ejection.

Personal equipment connector (PEC).

Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang:

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noun pl.
noun pl., N Amer

Short for 'pectoral muscles'. (1949 —) .
L. Cohen I saw you with massive lower pecs and horseshoe triceps, with bulk and definition simultaneously (1966).

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - brystmuskel

Nederlands (Dutch)
borstspier, apparaat dat licht in elektrische energie omzet

Français (French)
n. - muscle pectoral

Deutsch (German)
n. - (ugs.) Brustmuskel

Ελληνική (Greek)
abbr. - φωτοηλεκτρικό κύτταρο
n. - θωρακικός μυς

Italiano (Italian)
muscoli pettorali, cellula fotoelettrica

Português (Portuguese)
abbr. - músculo (m) peitoral (Anat.)
n. - músculo (m) peitoral (Anat.)

Русский (Russian)
мускулы грудной клетки, фотоэлемент

Español (Spanish)
n. - circuito electrónico impreso, célula fotoeléctrica, músculos pectorales

Svenska (Swedish)
abbr. - fotoelektrisk cell
n. - bröstmuskel (slang)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
光电管, 位置误差矫正

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 光電管, 位置誤差矯正

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 가슴의 주근육

日本語 (Japanese)
abbr. - photoelectric cell:光電池

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(اختصار) خليه كهروضوئيه (الاسم) عضله الصدر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תא אור-חשמלי, שרירי חזה, מעגל אלקטרוני מודפס‬

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