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peri
1[ peer-ee ]
noun
- one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- any lovely, graceful person.
Peri
2[ pe-ree ]
noun
- ´³²¹Â·³¦´Ç·±è´Ç [yah, -kaw-paw], 1561–1633, Italian composer.
peri-
3- a prefix meaning “about†or “around†( perimeter, periscope ), “enclosing†or “surrounding†( pericardium ), and “near†( perigee, perihelion ), appearing in loanwords from Greek ( peripeteia ); on this model, used in the formation of compound words ( perimorph ).
peri
1/ ˈ±èɪə°ùɪ /
noun
- (in Persian folklore) one of a race of beautiful supernatural beings
- any beautiful fairy-like creature
peri-
2prefix
- enclosing, encircling, or around
perigon
pericarp
pericardium
- near or adjacent
perihelion
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- A prefix that means: “around†(as in pericardium, ) or “near†(as in perihelion ).
˜yĞÄvlog History and Origins
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Origin of peri2
˜yĞÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of peri1
Origin of peri2
Example Sentences
According to a recent study, about 27 million members of the American workforce are peri- or fully menopausal.
It should come as little surprise, then, that numerous British publications have their own “homemade†recipes for peri peri chicken, though they are little consolation for those craving Nando’s.
The restaurant group has had to shut around 50 outlets temporarily after apparently running short of its staple fare: peri peri chicken.
A knock at his dressing room door announced the arrival of his dinner: chicken breasts and fries from Nandos, a popular restaurant chain specializing in peri peri chicken.
I work in a job that I don’t particularly like, and I wonder how I went from being 33 and relatively happily married, to 46 and peri‑menopausal.
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