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Perry

//ˈpɛɹi// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A topographic surname from Old English derived from the Old English pyrige (“a pear tree”). countable, uncountable

    "Kenny Perry was a leader or co-leader throughout Sunday’s final round. […] But Perry, Cabrera and Campbell could hear the Masters bird choir tweeting (that’s 140 characters or less, ornithologically speaking) over the quiet of the gallery following them."

  2. 2
    A unisex given name.; A unisex given name transferred from the surname. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A unisex given name.; A diminutive of the unisex given name Peregrine. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename:; A township in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename:; A place in England:; A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1467). countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A placename:; A place in England:; A hamlet in Preston parish and Wingham parish, Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2559). countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A placename:; A place in England:; A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands (OS grid ref SP0792). countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A placename:; A place in England:; A minor river in Shropshire, which joins the Severn north-west of Shrewsbury; in full, the River Perry. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Perry County, Arkansas. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Taylor County, Florida. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Houston County, Georgia. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A village in Pike County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A city in Dallas County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Jefferson County, Kansas. countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Washington County, Maine. countable, uncountable
  12. 17
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A city in Shiawassee County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Ralls County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
  14. 19
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Wyoming County, New York. countable, uncountable
  15. 20
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A village in the town of Perry and town of Castile, Wyoming County, New York. countable, uncountable
  16. 21
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A village in Lake County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
  17. 22
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Noble County, Oklahoma. countable, uncountable
  18. 23
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Union County, Oregon. countable, uncountable
  19. 24
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Aiken County, South Carolina. countable, uncountable
  20. 25
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Falls County, Texas. countable, uncountable
  21. 26
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A city in Box Elder County, Utah. countable, uncountable
  22. 27
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
  23. 28
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Dane County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  24. 29
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A number of townships in the United States, listed under Perry Township. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears, similar to hard apple cider. countable, uncountable

    "M. Vasse never observed a fatal termination unless in two instances ; in which the persons, adults, had drank perry in large quantity."

  2. 2
    a fermented and often effervescent beverage made from juice of pears; similar in taste to hard cider wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English perre; from Old French peré; from Vulgar Latin *piratum; from Latin pirum.

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