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PEART
Proper noun
Peart (plural Pearts)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Peart is the 8808th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3717 individuals. Peart is most common among White (48.94%) and Black/African American (43.23%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Petra, apert, apter, parte, pater, petar, petra, prate, preta, reapt, repat, retap, taper, trape, treap
Etymology
Adjective
peart (comparative more peart, superlative most peart)
(UK, US, in dialects) Lively; active.
Anagrams
• Petra, apert, apter, parte, pater, petar, petra, prate, preta, reapt, repat, retap, taper, trape, treap
Source: Wiktionary
Peart, a. Etym: [A variant of pert, a.]
Definition: Active; lively; brisk; smart; -- often applied to convalescents; as, she is quite peart to-day. [O. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.] There was a tricksy girl, I wot, albeit clad in gray, As peart as bird, as straight as bolt, as fresh as flowers in May. Warner (1592).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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