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Definitions

Prefix

1. 1
   surrounding morpheme

   "peri- + meter → perimeter"

2. 2
   near morpheme

   "peri- + helion → perihelion"

3. 3
   during morpheme

   "peri- + natal → perinatal"

Synonyms

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paracircumintramid

Antonyms

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disto

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “about, around”). Cognate to for via Proto-Indo-European.

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