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perry definition

perry (per′ē)

noun

a fermented drink like cider, made from pear juice, esp. in England

Etymology: ME pereye < MFr peré < VL *piratum, for LL piracium < L pirum, pear

Perry1 definition

Perry (per′ē)

noun

a masculine name

Etymology: ? orig., a dim. of Pers < Fr Piers < L Petrus, Peter

Perry2 definition

Perry (per′ē)

  1. Perry, Matthew Calbraith (kal′bret̸h′) 1794-1858; U.S. naval officer: negotiated U.S.-Japanese trade treaty (1854)
  2. (per′ē)
    Perry, Oliver Hazard (haz′ərd) 1785-1819; U.S. naval officer: defeated the Brit. fleet on Lake Erie (1813): brother of Matthew
  3. Perry, Ralph Barton 1876-1957; U.S. philosopher & educator

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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