Peri

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. In Persian mythology, a beautiful and benevolent supernatural being or fairy, earlier regarded as malevolent.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a sprite or supernatural being in Persian mythology.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In Pers. myth., an elf or fairy, male or female, represented as a descendant of fallen angels, excluded from Paradise till their penance is accomplished.
  • In heraldry, reduced in size: generally equivalent to couped. Cuzzens, Handbook of Heraldry.
  • A prefix in words of Greek origin or formation, meaning ‘around,’ ‘about,’ ‘near,’ equivalent to circum- of Latin origin, as in periphery equivalent to circumference, etc.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. (Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done
  • n. a beautiful and graceful girl
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    disembodied spirit    spirit    missy    young woman    girl    fille    young lady    miss   
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