peri

  • 61peri — /pear ee/, n., pl. peris. 1. 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. 2. any lovely, graceful person.… …

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  • 62peri- — 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). [ …

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  • 63Peri- — Prefix meaning around or about. For example, pericardial is around the heart, and periaortic lymph nodes are lymph nodes around the aorta. * * * Around, about, near. Cf.:circum . [G. around] * * * prefix denoting near, around, or enclosing.… …

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  • 64Peri — Pe|ri, der; s, s od. die; , s <meist Pl.> [pers. parī]: (ursprünglich böses, aber) zum Licht des Guten strebendes feenhaftes Wesen der altpersischen Sage. * * * Peri,   Iacopo, italienischer Komponist, * Rom 20. 8. 1561, ✝ Florenz 12. 8.… …

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  • 65PERI- — {{upper}}PERI {{/upper}} kao prvi dio riječi znači oko, prema, o [perifraza] ✧ {{001f}}grč …

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  • 66peri... — pe|ri…, Pe|ri… 〈in Zus.〉 um… herum, ringsum, über… hin, über… hinaus [Etym.: <grch. peri »(rings)um, um… herum; über… hinaus, gegen«] …

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  • 67Peri... — pe|ri…, Pe|ri… 〈in Zus.〉 um… herum, ringsum, über… hin, über… hinaus [Etym.: <grch. peri »(rings)um, um… herum; über… hinaus, gegen«] …

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  • 68peri... — pe|ri..., Pe|ri... <aus gleichbed. gr. perí> Präfix mit der Bedeutung »um herum, umher, über hinaus«, z. B. periodisch, Peripherie …

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  • 69peri — [ pɪəri] noun (plural peris) (in Persian mythology) a genie or fairy. Origin from Pers. perī …

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  • 70peri- — prefix 1》 round; about: pericardium. 2》 Astronomy denoting the point nearest to a specified celestial body: perihelion. Compare with apo . Origin from Gk peri about, around …

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