Meaning Of The Word Peri
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Peri Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Peri?
peri in American English
a fairy or elf descended from evil angels and barred from paradise until penance has been done noun: one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished peri in British English noun: (in Persian folklore) one of a race of beautiful supernatural beings peri- in American English around, about, surrounding, enclosing prefix: a prefix meaning “about” or “around” ( perimeter, periscope), “enclosing” or “surrounding” (pericardium), and “near” ( perigee, perihelion), appearing in loanwords from Greek (peripeteia). On this model, peri- is used in the formation of compound words (p peri- in British English prefix: enclosing, encircling, or around |
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