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peri

1

[ peer-ee ]

noun

Persian Mythology.
plural peris.
  1. 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.
  2. any lovely, graceful person.


Peri

2

[ pe-ree ]

noun

  1. “³²¹Ā·³¦“ĒĀ·±č“Ē [yah, -kaw-paw], 1561ā€“1633, Italian composer.

peri-

3
  1. a prefix meaning ā€œaboutā€ or ā€œaroundā€ ( perimeter, periscope ), ā€œenclosingā€ or ā€œsurroundingā€ ( pericardium ), and ā€œnearā€ ( perigee, perihelion ), appearing in loanwords from Greek ( peripeteia ); on this model, used in the formation of compound words ( perimorph ).

peri

1

/ Ėˆ±čÉŖə°łÉŖ /

noun

  1. (in Persian folklore) one of a race of beautiful supernatural beings
  2. any beautiful fairy-like creature
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peri-

2

prefix

  1. enclosing, encircling, or around

    perigon

    pericarp

    pericardium

  2. near or adjacent

    perihelion

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±č±š°ł¾±ā€“

  1. A prefix that means: ā€œaroundā€ (as in pericardium, ) or ā€œnearā€ (as in perihelion ).
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of peri1

1770ā€“80; < Persian ±č±š°łÄ«, variant of ±č²¹°łÄ« fairy, Middle Persian ±č²¹°łÄ«k, Avestan ±č²¹¾±°ł¾±°ģÄå witch

Origin of peri2

< Greek, prefixal use of ±č±š°łĆ­ (adv. and preposition)
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of peri1

C18: from Persian: fairy, from Avestan ±č²¹¾±°ł¾±°ģÄå witch

Origin of peri2

from Greek peri around, near, about
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Example Sentences

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According to a recent study, about 27 million members of the American workforce are peri- or fully menopausal.

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It should come as little surprise, then, that numerous British publications have their own ā€œhomemadeā€ recipes for peri peri chicken, though they are little consolation for those craving Nandoā€™s.

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The restaurant group has had to shut around 50 outlets temporarily after apparently running short of its staple fare: peri peri chicken.

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A knock at his dressing room door announced the arrival of his dinner: chicken breasts and fries from Nandos, a popular restaurant chain specializing in peri peri chicken.

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I work in a job that I donā€™t particularly like, and I wonder how I went from being 33 and relatively happily married, to 46 and periā€‘menopausal.

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