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per-¹

prefix

  1. idiomatic, morpheme In verbs: denoting the sense "through", as in perforate.

    Similar: trans-, para-, dia-

  2. idiomatic, morpheme In verbs: denoting the sense "thoroughly", as in perfect.

    Similar: para-

  3. idiomatic, morpheme In verbs: denoting the sense "to destruction", as in pervert.
  4. idiomatic, morpheme In adjectives and adverbs: denoting the sense "extremely", as in perfervid.
  5. morpheme Forming nouns and adjectives denoting the maximum proportion of one element in a compound, as in peroxide.
  6. morpheme Added to the name of an element in a polyatomic ion to denote the number of atoms of that element (usually four).

per-²

prefix

  1. idiomatic, morpheme Denoting the sense "by" or "per", as in perchance or perhaps.

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@misc{per_2026,
  title = {per-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/per-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}