PERI

peri

(noun) (Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done

peri

(noun) a beautiful and graceful girl

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Peri (plural Peris)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Peri is the 26932nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 901 individuals. Peri is most common among White (63.37%), Asian/Pacific Islander (20.53%), and Hispanic/Latino (11.65%) individuals.

Anagrams

• pier, prie, ripe

Etymology

Noun

peri (plural peris)

(Persian mythology) A sprite or supernatural being.

Synonyms

• (sprite): fairy, pixie, sprite

Anagrams

• pier, prie, ripe

Source: Wiktionary


Per"i-. Etym: [Gr.

Definition: A prefix used to signify around, by, near, over, beyond, or to give an intensive sense; as, perimeter, the measure around; perigee, point near the earth; periergy, work beyond what is needed; perispherical, quite spherical.

Pe"ri, n.; pl. Peris. Etym: [Per. peri a female genus, a fairy.] (Persian Myth.)

Definition: An imaginary being, male or female, like an elf or fairy, represented as a descendant of fallen angels, excluded from paradise till penance is accomplished. Moore.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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HUDDLED

(adjective) crowded or massed together; “give me...your huddled masses”; “the huddled sheep turned their backs against the wind”


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