IEP

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proper noun

The Institute of Peruvian Studies.

“IEP child”

Less commonScrabble 5

Meanings

IEP1

nounIEP (plural IEPs)

plural IEPs

  1. abbreviationinitialismchemistryInitialism of isoelectric point.
  2. USabbreviationinitialismeducationInitialism of Individualized Education Program.

    IEP child

    1 more example

    Lanya (Lane) McKittrick, a Seattle-based mother who has IEPs for three of four children, understands this fundamentally. Two of her IEP children are deaf and blind; the youngest also suffers from anxiety and ADHD, and the third has severe learning disabilities and ADHD.

    2020 September 24, Matt Vilano, “Students with special needs face virtual learning challenges”, in CNN
proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Institute for Economics and Peace.

    Using these figures, the IEP then calculated the relative threats of population growth, water stress, food insecurity, droughts, floods, cyclones, and rising temperature and sea levels.

    2020 September 10, Jessie Yeung, “Climate crisis could displace 1.2 billion people by 2050, report warns”, in CNN
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
    1 more example

    Wikipedia, especially the less accessed and more 'nerdy' articles, tends to be full of errors when users without the requisite knowledge write them. That's why you should not ever trust wikipedia for academic content. As others point out, the IEP is a good second resource besides the SEP. Both are peer reviewed and written by actual experts in the field.

    2026 June 15, u/as-well, r/askphilosophy (Reddit post), archived from the original on 17 Jul 2026

IEP2

proper noun
  1. The Institute of Peruvian Studies.

    In the IEP poll, 65% of participants said they did not feel represented by any of Peru’s current political parties.

    2020 November 23, Claudia Rebaza, “‘They messed with the wrong generation’: How young people shook up politics in Peru”, in CNN

Origin

  1. SpanishIEP“Instituto de Estudios Peruanos”
  2. EnglishIEP

Borrowed from Spanish IEP (“Instituto de Estudios Peruanos”).

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Cite this entry
APA

IEP. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/IEP

MLA

“IEP.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/IEP. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “IEP,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/IEP.

Source: IEP on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.