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Perseid — Per se*id, n. [From {Perseus}.] (Astron.) One of a group of shooting stars which appear yearly about the 10th of August, and cross the heavens in paths apparently radiating from the constellation Perseus. They are probably fragments of Swift s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Perseid — noun Etymology: Latin Perseus; from their appearing to radiate from a point in Perseus Date: 1876 any of a group of meteors that appear annually about August 11 … New Collegiate Dictionary
Perseid — n. any of the meteor showers occurring in mid August that appear to radiate from the constellation Perseus … English contemporary dictionary
perseid — per·se·id … English syllables
Perseid — Per•se•id [[t]ˈpɜr si ɪd[/t]] n. astron. any of a shower of meteors appearing in August and radiating from a point in the constellation Perseus • Etymology: 1875–80; Perse (us) + id I, or directly < Gk Perseídēs offspring of Perseus … From formal English to slang
Perseid — /ˈpɜsiəd/ (say perseeuhd) noun any of a shower of meteors appearing in August, and radiating from a point in the constellation Perseus. {Greek Persēides, plural of Persēis daughter of Perseus} …
perseid — ˈpərsēə̇d noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Perseus, a constellation (from Latin, from Greek from Perseus, a hero of ancient Greek mythology) + English id : one of a group of meteors appearing annually about August 11 … Useful english dictionary
Perseids — The Perseids (pronEng|ˈpɝsiːɨdz pûr sē ĭdz) is a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift Tuttle. The Perseids are so called because the point they appear to come from, called the radiant, lies in the constellation Perseus. Meteor… … Wikipedia
Mycenae — This article is about the ancient Greek city. For the hamlet in New York, see Mycenae, New York. Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns * UNESCO World Heritage Site … Wikipedia
Chimera (John Barth novel) — 1st edition cover (Random House) Chimera is a 1972 postmodern novel by John Barth composed of three loosely connected novellas. The novellas are Dunyazadiad, Perseid and Bellerophoniad, the titles of which eponymously refer to the mythical… … Wikipedia
