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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024peri-, prefix. - peri- comes from Greek, is attached to roots, and means "about, around'':peri- + meter → perimeter (= distance around an area);peri- + -scope → periscope (= instrument for looking around oneself).
- peri- also means "enclosing, surrounding'':peri- + cardium → pericardium (= a sac surrounding the heart).
- peri- also means "near'':peri- + helion → perihelion (= point of an orbit nearest to the sun).
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: peri- prefix - enclosing, encircling, or around: pericardium, pericarp, perigon
- near or adjacent: perihelion
Etymology: from Greek peri around, near, about pe•ri (pēr′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ris. - Eastern Religionsone of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- any lovely, graceful person.
- Persian perī, variant of parī fairy, Middle Persian parīk, Avestan pairikā witch
- 1770–80
Ja•co•po (yä′kô pô),USA pronunciation 1561–1633, Italian composer.
peri-, - a prefix meaning "about'' or "around'' (perimeter, periscope), "enclosing'' or "surrounding'' (pericardium), and "near'' (perigee, perihelion), appearing in loanwords from Greek (peripeteia);
on this model, used in the formation of compound words (perimorph).
- Greek, prefixal use of perí (adverb, adverbial and preposition)
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