peri
pronunciation
How to pronounce peri in British English:
UK ['pɪərɪ]
How to pronounce peri in American English:
US ['pirɪ]
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- Noun:
- a beautiful and graceful girl
- (Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done
Word Origin
- peri (n.)
- 1777, from Persian pari, from Avestan pairika. Race of superhuman female beings originally represented as malevolent, later as angelic genii (compare sense evolution of English fairy, to which it is not related).
Example
- 1. The peri was also exported to russia and several african countries , in addition to the eu .
- 2. Pros and cons of treatment for pre - , peri - , and postpartum depression
- 3. The report , published monday , was written by giovanni peri , an economics professor at the university of california , davis .
- 4. The first one was dafne which is now lost written between 1594 and 1598 by peri ( forsyth 1985 ) .
- 5. Israeli journalist smadar peri remembers people in egypt 's streets clamoring to speak with reporters , wishing only to express their condolences .