PER

Etymology 1

Preposition

per

For each.

To each, in each (used in expressing ratios of units).

(medicine) By the, by means of the, via the, through the.

In accordance with.

Usage notes

• In senses equivalent to "each", per is typically followed by a singular noun phrase with no determiner.

• The common exception is its use with plural noun phrases, although these are almost always limited to large round numbers such as 100, 1,000, 10,000...

• In medical senses, per is followed by the name of an orifice in Latin rather than English.

Synonyms

• (abbreviation) p, p, /, ⅌ UTF-16 0x214C, introduced in Unicode 4.1.0 (March 2005)

• an, a

Etymology 2

Pronoun

per third-person singular, gender-neutral, nominative case (accusative per, possessive adjective pers, possessive noun pers, reflexive perself)

(rare) They (singular). Gender-neutral neologistic third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.

(rare) Them (singular) Neologistic gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, suggested for use in place of him and her.

Synonyms

• (singular) they

• ey, e, sie, shi, ze

Hyponyms

• (as subject): he, she

• (as object): him, her

Adjective

per (not comparable)

(rare) Belonging to per, their (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, coordinate with gendered his and her.

Synonyms

• (singular) their

• eir, hir

Hyponyms

• his, her

Anagrams

• EPR, ERP, RPE, Rep, Rep., pre, pre-, rep

Noun

PER

(nutrition) Initialism of protein efficiency ratio.

Anagrams

• EPR, ERP, RPE, Rep, Rep., pre, pre-, rep

Source: Wiktionary

Per-. Etym: [See Per.]

1. A prefix used to signify through, throughout, by, for, or as an intensive as perhaps, by hap or chance; perennial, that lasts throughout the year; perforce, through or by force; perfoliate, perforate; perspicuous, evident throughout or very evident; perplex, literally, to entangle very much.

2. (Chem.)

Definition: Originally, denoting that the element to the name of which it is prefixed in the respective compounds exercised its highest valence; now, only that the element has a higher valence than in other similar compounds; thus, barium peroxide is the highest oxide of barium; while nitrogen and manganese peroxides, so-called, are not the highest oxides of those elements.

Per, prep. Etym: [L. Cf. Far, For-, Pardon, and cf. Par, prep.]

Definition: Through; by means of; through the agency of; by; for; for each; as, per annum; per capita, by heads, or according to individuals; per curiam, by the court; per se, by itself, of itself. Per is also sometimes used with English words. Per annum, by the year; in each successive year; annually.

– Per cent, Per centum, by the hundred; in the hundred; -- used esp. of proportions of ingredients, rate or amount of interest, and the like; commonly used in the shortened form per cent.

– Per diem, by the day. [For other phrases from the Latin, see Quotations, Phrases, etc., from Foreign Languages, in the Supplement.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition