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perron definition

per·ron (per′ən; Fr pe rōn′)

noun

an outside staircase, as up the slope of a terrace, leading to a platform at the front entrance of a building; also, the platform

Etymology: ME peroun < OFr perron < pierre, stone < L petra < Gr, rock

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