Peri meaning

pîr'ē
In Persian mythology, a beautiful and benevolent supernatural being or fairy, earlier regarded as malevolent.
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Around; about; enclosing.

Perimysium.

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Near.

Perinatal.

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A fairy or elf descended from evil angels and barred from paradise until penance has been done.
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Any fairylike or elfin being.
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Around, about, surrounding, enclosing.

Periscope, perichondrium.

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Near.

Perinatal.

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A prefix that means: “around” (as in pericardium, ) or “near” (as in perihelion ).
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A sprite or supernatural being in Persian mythology and in the folklore of neighboring nations.
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Perimeter.

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Perinatal.

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Origin of peri

  • Gr peri- < peri, around < IE base *per-, a going beyond > far, fare, Sans pari, Avestan pairi
    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
  • Persian parī from Middle Persian parīk malevolent sprite from Avestan pairikā a kind of female demon
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • Greek from peri around, near per1 in Indo-European roots
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • From Ancient Greek περί (peri, “about, around").
    From Wiktionary
  • From Persian پری (pari).
    From Wiktionary

Peri Sentence Examples

  • We possess two declamations under his name: Peri Sofiston, directed against Isocrates and setting forth the superiority of extempore over written speeches (a recently discovered fragment of another speech against Isocrates is probably of later date); ''Odusseus, in which Odysseus accuses Palamedes of treachery during the siege of Troy (this is generally considered spurious).

  • The spores are ejected from the apothecia and peri thecia as in the fungi by forcible ejacu lation from the asci.

  • of Kharput the Murad is joined by its principal tributary, the Peri Su, which drains the wild mountain district, Dersim, that lies in the loop between the two arms. The Murad Su is of greater volume than the Frat, but its valley below Mash is contracted and followed by no great road.

  • These cells are f - - imbedded in the peri pheral parenchyma, E"- and lead into convo luted excretory tubes _ that form an anasto- - mosis opening to the exterior by a pore at the " hinder " end of the body.

  • peri menopause period and the menopause.

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