Uk English Meaning of per-
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Definitions and Meaning of per- in English
per- ()
A prefix used to signify through, throughout, by, for, or as an intensive as perhaps, by hap or chance; perennial, that lasts throughout the year; perforce, through or by force; perfoliate, perforate; perspicuous, evident throughout or very evident; perplex, literally, to entangle very much.
Originally, denoting that the element to the name of which it is prefixed in the respective compounds exercised its highest valence; now, only that the element has a higher valence than in other similar compounds; thus, barium peroxide is the highest oxide of barium; while nitrogen and manganese peroxides, so-called, are not the highest oxides of those elements.
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A prefix used to signify through, throughout, by, for, or as an intensive as perhaps, by hap or chance; perennial, that lasts throughout the year; perforce, thr
by,in,via,with,through sheer effort,by means of,by virtue of,by virtue of
altogether,collectively,together,collectively
per => per, pequots => Pequots, pepys => Pepys, peptotoxine => Peptotoxin, peptonuria => Peptonuria,
