Perm Definition

pûrm
permed, perms
noun
perms
Webster's New World
A permanent.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
verb
To give a permanent to.
Webster's New World

To give hair a perm, using heat, chemicals etc.

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pronoun

Historical region of northeastern Russia, corresponding to the Kama basin, a left tributary of the Volga. In Russian known as Пермь, also Пермь Великая "Great Perm" or Пермь Камская Kamskaya Perm after the Kama River.

Wiktionary

City in Russia, administrative centre of Perm kray near the Ural mountains.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Perm

Noun

Singular:
perm
Plural:
perms

Origin of Perm

  • Rendition of the Russian toponym Пермь, probably from a Finno-Permic (Uralic) stem, compared to Estonian põrand, dialectal põrmand "floor, ground" by P. Alvre in Keel ja Kirjandus No 7, 1981, pp. 407-413.

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  • Appears on western maps as latinized Permia in the late 16th century (Mercator (1595)).¨The Russian city of Perm is a modern foundation, established under Peter I in 1723.

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