Hypertext Webster Gateway: "peri"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Peri- \Per"i-\ [Gr. ?, prep.]
A prefix used to signify around, by, near, over, beyond, or
to give an intensive sense; as, perimeter, the measure
around; perigee, point near the earth; periergy, work beyond
what is needed; perispherical, quite spherical.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Peri \Pe"ri\, n.; pl. {Peris}. [Per. per[=i] a female genus, a
fairy.] (Persian Myth.)
An imaginary being, male or female, like an elf or fairy,
represented as a descendant of fallen angels, excluded from
paradise till penance is accomplished. --Moore.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
peri
n 1: a beautiful and graceful girl
2: (Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from
fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is
done
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