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1. (n.) peri
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology.
2. peri
any lovely, graceful creature.
Etymology: (1770–80; < Pers perī, var. of parī fairy, MPers parīk, Avestan pairikā witch)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) peri
a beautiful and graceful girl
2. (noun) peri
(Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) peri
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
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. peri
in the Eastern mythology a fairy being of surpassing beauty, begotten of fallen spirits, and excluded from Paradise, but represented as leading a life of pleasure and endowed with immortality; there were male Peris as well as female, and they were intermediate between angels and demons.
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