pes

American  

[pees, peys] / pis, peɪs /

noun

Anatomy, Zoology.

plural

pedes

1. a foot or footlike part.

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pes ¹ British  

/ piːz, peɪz /

noun

1. the technical name for the human foot

2. the corresponding part in higher vertebrates

3. any footlike part

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PES ² British  

abbreviation

1. Party of European Socialists: the Socialist, Democratic, and Labour parties of the European Union, founded in 1992

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Etymology

Origin of pes

First recorded in 1835–45, pes is from the Latin word pēs

Example Sentences

In most cases, pes planus does not interfere with everyday life, but it can in severe cases like mine.

From New York Times • May 3, 2010

Sabin bases his case against the her pes viruses on studies conducted at the National Cancer Institute with Dr. Giulio Tarro of the University of Naples.

From Time Magazine Archive

Actually, the students knew all about pes and oculus already: they were Latin teachers of many years' standing.

From Time Magazine Archive

The second stage in his progress would be marked by his being allowed to take the gentlemen’s dash, consisting of two pes of cloth, value 2s. 6d. each.

From West African studies by Kingsley, Mary Henrietta

Otto pes 7 cites this passage and Petronius 57 10 'et habebam in domo qui mihi pedem opponerent hac illac'. 9-10.

From The Last Poems of Ovid by Akrigg, Mark Bear