Per Definition
pûr
preposition
For each; for every.
Fifty cents per yard.
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Through; by; by means of.
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During each.
To cover 500 miles per day.
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According to; in accordance with.
Per your instructions.
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Synonyms:
- via
- for
- each
- apiece
- through
- b-y
- to
- by-means-of
- according-to
- contained in each
- for-each
- to each
adverb
For each one; apiece.
Sold the cookies for one dollar per.
American Heritage
Per hour.
Was driving at 60 miles per.
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abbreviation
Period.
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Person.
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Persia.
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Persian.
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(nutrition) Protein efficiency ratio.
Wiktionary
prefix
Thoroughly; completely; intensely.
Perfervid.
American Heritage
Containing an element in its highest oxidation state.
Perchloric acid.
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Containing a large or the largest possible proportion of an element.
Peroxide.
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Containing the peroxy group.
Peracid.
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affix
Through, throughout.
Perfoliate, peroral.
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Thoroughly, completely, very.
Perfervid.
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Containing a specified element or radical in its maximum, or a relatively high, valence.
Perchloric acid.
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Containing the maximum amount of the indicated element.
Perfluoropropane (completely fluorinated propane, C3F8)
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Containing the divalent group O2
Peracid.
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Per
- as per usual
Origin of Per
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Latin from per through per1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Latin per1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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L < per, through: see per
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
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