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peri |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Peri- \Per"i-\ [Gr. ?, prep.] 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Peri \Pe"ri\, n.; pl {Peris}. [Per. per[=i] a female genus, a fairy.] (Persian Myth.) 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. --Moore. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: peri n 1: a beautiful and graceful girl 2: (Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done
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