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periapt definition

peri·apt (per′ē apt′)

noun

amulet

Etymology: Fr périapte < Gr periapton < periaptein, to fit about, tie about < peri- (see peri-) + aptein, to fasten

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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