peri- Hear it!

peri- definition

peri- (per′ə, -ē)

  1. around, about, surrounding, enclosing periscope, perichondrium
  2. near perinatal

Etymology: Gr peri- < peri, around < IE base *per-, a going beyond > far, fare, Sans pari, Avestan pairi

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

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.