"περι-" meaning in Greek

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Prefix

Forms: peri- [romanization]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “about, around”). Etymology templates: {{der|el|grc|περί||about, around}} Ancient Greek περί (perí, “about, around”) Head templates: {{head|el|prefix|head=|sort=}} περι- • (peri-), {{el-prefix}} περι- • (peri-)
  1. peri- (around, surrounding) Tags: morpheme Synonyms: περί- (perí-)
    Sense id: en-περι--el-prefix-uhXjfP4U Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for περι- meaning in Greek (1.3kB)

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