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Webster 1913 Edition
Peri-
Per′i-
(pĕr′ĭ-)
. [Gr.
περί
, prep.] A prefix used to signify
around
, by
, near
, over
, beyond
, or to give an intensive sense; as,
peri
meter, the measure around; peri
gee, point near the earth; peri
ergy, work beyond what is needed; peri
spherical, quite spherical.