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perite¹

  • /pəˈɹaɪt/

Where it comes from

From Latin perītus.

adjective more perite · most perite

  1. obsolete skilled […] some of our friends who are in the habit of exercising a profuse rather than a perite hospitality […]

perite²

Where it comes from

Named after Swedish geologist Per Geijer + -ite (“mineral suffix”).

noun

  1. An orthorhombic pseudo-tetragonal mineral PbBiO₂Cl, originally found in Sweden.

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"perite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/perite. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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perite. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/perite

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"perite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/perite.

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@misc{perite_2026,
  title = {perite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/perite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}