peri

[ peer-ee ]

noun,plural pe·ris.Persian Mythology.
  1. one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.

  2. any lovely, graceful person.

Origin of peri

1
1770–80; <Persian perī, variant of parī fairy, Middle Persian parīk,Avestan pairikā witch

Other definitions for Peri (2 of 3)

Peri
[ pe-ree ]

noun
  1. Ja·co·po [yah-kaw-paw], /ˈyɑ kɔ pɔ/, 1561–1633, Italian composer.

Other definitions for peri- (3 of 3)

peri-

  1. a prefix meaning “about” or “around” (perimeter, periscope), “enclosing” or “surrounding” (pericardium), and “near” (perigee, perihelion), appearing in loanwords from Greek (peripeteia); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (perimorph).

Origin of peri-

3
<Greek, prefixal use of perí (adv. and preposition)

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British Dictionary definitions for peri (1 of 2)

peri

/ (ˈpɪərɪ) /


nounplural -ris
  1. (in Persian folklore) one of a race of beautiful supernatural beings

  2. any beautiful fairy-like creature

Origin of peri

1
C18: from Persian: fairy, from Avestan pairikā witch

British Dictionary definitions for peri- (2 of 2)

peri-

prefix
  1. enclosing, encircling, or around: pericardium; pericarp; perigon

  2. near or adjacent: perihelion

Origin of peri-

2
from Greek peri around, near, about

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Scientific definitions for peri-

peri-

  1. A prefix that means: “around” (as in pericardium,) or “near” (as in perihelion).

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