PERI
\pˈɛɹi], \pˈɛɹi], \p_ˈɛ_ɹ_i]\
Definitions of PERI
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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(Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done
By Princeton University
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(Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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An imaginary being, male or female, like an elf or fairy, represented as a descendant of fallen angels, excluded from paradise till penance is accomplished.
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A prefix used to signify around, by, near, over, beyond, or to give an intensive sense; as, perimeter, the measure around; perigee, point near the earth; periergy, work beyond what is needed; perispherical, quite spherical.
By Oddity Software
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An imaginary being, male or female, like an elf or fairy, represented as a descendant of fallen angels, excluded from paradise till penance is accomplished.
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A prefix used to signify around, by, near, over, beyond, or to give an intensive sense; as, perimeter, the measure around; perigee, point near the earth; periergy, work beyond what is needed; perispherical, quite spherical.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Robley Dunglison
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