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peri-

(word root) around, very
Examples of words with the root peri-: perimeter, periscope
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pe·ri

 (pîr′ē)
n. pl. pe·ris
In Persian mythology, a beautiful and benevolent supernatural being or fairy, earlier regarded as malevolent.

[Persian parī, from Middle Persian parīk, malevolent sprite, from Avestan pairikā, a kind of female demon.]
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peri

(ˈpɪərɪ)
n, pl -ris
1. (Non-European Myth & Legend) (in Persian folklore) one of a race of beautiful supernatural beings
2. (European Myth & Legend) any beautiful fairy-like creature
[C18: from Persian: fairy, from Avestan pairikā witch]
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pe•ri

(ˈpɪər i)

n., pl. -ris.
1. one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology.
2. any lovely, graceful creature.
[1770–80; < Persian perī, variant of parī fairy, Middle Persian parīk, Avestan pairikā witch]

peri-

a prefix meaning “about,” “around” (perimeter; periscope), “enclosing,” “surrounding” (pericardium), “near” (perigee; perihelion).
[< Greek, prefixal use of perí (adv. and preposition)]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.peri - a beautiful and graceful girlperi - a beautiful and graceful girl  
fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman - a young woman; "a young lady of 18"
2.peri - (Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done
folklore - the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture
Persia, Persian Empire - an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC
disembodied spirit, spirit - any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings
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References in classic literature ?
When it was what seemed to him the proper time he entered the village and went to Don Quixote's house, which he found all in confusion, and there were the curate and the village barber, who were great friends of Don Quixote, and his housekeeper was saying to them in a loud voice, "What does your worship think can have befallen my master, Senor Licentiate Pero Perez?" for so the curate was called; "it is three days now since anything has been seen of him, or the hack, or the buckler, lance, or armour.
She bore Nestor, Chromius, and Periclymenus, and she also bore that marvellously lovely woman Pero, who was wooed by all the country round; but Neleus would only give her to him who should raid the cattle of Iphicles from the grazing grounds of Phylace, and this was a hard task.
This onward trick of nature is too strong for us: Pero si muove.
Hindi naman itinatanong ng isda kung bakit kailangan niya ng tubig, pero minsan, pakiramdam ko hindi nga alam ng isda na tubig pala ang tawag sa nilalanguyan niya.
Pero's real-life "Lassie Come Home" adventure began when he ran off from his new home in Cockermouth, Cumbria, to make the marathon trek to the country village of Penrhyncoch, near Aberystwyth.
She is survived by her son, Perry Pero and his wife Diane (Peters) Pero of Chicago Illinois; daughter, Shirley Pero, of Worcester; and son, Louis Pero and his wife Barbara (Christo) Pero of Auburn; five grandchildren: Michelle (Pero) Vasil and her husband Paul Vasil of Boston, Dr.