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peletons

peletons is the plural of peleton.

Meaning of peleton

Noun

peleton (plural peletons)

  1. (obsolete, rare) A small pellet or ball.
    • […] who continu'd still to pelter him with Heaps and Clouds of those Historical Balls or Librarian Bullets, or Pelotes or Peletons; […]1716, Miles Davies, “Of Medals, and Writings and Writers thereupon.”, in Athenæ Britannicæ: or, A critical history of the Oxford and Cambrige writers and writings, page 93

Questions about peletons

What is peletons the plural of?
Peletons is the plural of peleton.

Words near peletons in the dictionary

  1. pelerins
  2. Pelethim
  3. Pelethite
  4. Pelethites
  5. peleton
  6. peletons
  7. Peleus
  8. Pelew
  9. Pelewan
  10. Pelewans
  11. Peleș

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