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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024per•e•grine (per′i grin, -grēn′, -grīn′),USA pronunciation adj. - foreign; alien;
coming from abroad. - wandering, traveling, or migrating.
n. - BirdsSee peregrine falcon.
- Latin peregrīnus foreign, derivative of peregrē abroad, literally, through (i.e., beyond the borders of ) the field, equivalent. to per- per- + -egr-, combining form of ager field + -ē adverb, adverbial suffix; see -ine1
- Middle English 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: peregrine /ˈpɛrɪɡrɪn/ adj archaic - coming from abroad
- travelling or migratory; wandering
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin peregrīnus foreign, from pereger being abroad, from per through + ager land (that is, beyond one's own land) |