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Definitions for Peri
[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.
[3] Ja·co·po [yah -kaw-paw] /ˈyɑ kɔ pɔ/ , 1561–1633, Italian composer.
[4] 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 ).
[5] (in Persian folklore) one of a race of beautiful supernatural beings
[6] any beautiful fairy-like creature
[7] enclosing, encircling, or around pericardium ; pericarp ; perigon
[8] near or adjacent perihelion
Words related to Peri
spright, nymph, pixie, elf, fay, goblin
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Origin of Peri
-< Greek, prefixal use of perí (adv. and preposition)
Word origin for Peri
-from Greek peri around, near, about