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per1 definition

per (pʉr)

  1. through; by; by means of
    1. for each; for every fifty cents per yard
    2. during each: used in indicating a rate of motion or activity to cover 500 miles per day
  3. according to: used esp. in business per your instructions

Etymology: L < IE base *per-, a going beyond > far, for

per2 definition

per

  1. period
  2. person
Per definition

Per

  1. Persia
  2. Persian

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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