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Webster 1913 Edition

Peri

Pe′ri

(pē′rĭ)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Peris
(pē′rĭz)
.
[Per.
perī
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.

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