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per-

prefix

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Italic *per Latin perbor. Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per-bor. English per- Borrowed from Latin per and per-.

  1. derived from per

Definitions

  1. In verbs

    In verbs: denoting the sense "through", as in perforate.

  2. In adjectives and adverbs

    In adjectives and adverbs: denoting the sense "extremely", as in perfervid.

  3. Forming nouns and adjectives denoting the maximum proportion of one element in a…

    Forming nouns and adjectives denoting the maximum proportion of one element in a compound, as in peroxide.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Added to the name of an element in a polyatomic ion to denote the number of atoms of that…

      Added to the name of an element in a polyatomic ion to denote the number of atoms of that element (usually four).

    2. Denoting the sense "by" or "per", as in perchance or perhaps.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA