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pererration

pererration noun: a rambling or wandering through various places.

Noun

pererration (plural pererrations)

  1. A rambling or wandering through various places.
    • […] Jonas in the VVhales belly, travelled much, but ſavv little, vvhy, becauſe hee vvas ſhut up in the body of that great (aquatique) beaſt, ſo theſe may be ſaid to have been carried up and dovvne through many Countreys, and after a long pererration to and fro, to returne as vviſe as they vvent...1642, James Howell, “Section XV”, in Instructions for Forreine Travell. […], London: […] T. B. for Humprey Mosley [i.e., Humphrey Moseley] […], →OCLC, pages 188–189

Forms of pererration

pluralpererrations

Origin of pererration

From Latin pererrare, pererratum (“to wander through”).

Questions about pererration

What does pererration mean?
Pererration means a rambling or wandering through various places.
What part of speech is pererration?
Pererration is a noun.
What is the plural of pererration?
The plural of pererration is pererrations.

Words near pererration in the dictionary

  1. pereopodal
  2. pereopods
  3. pereq
  4. Perera
  5. Pereras
  6. pererration
  7. pererrations
  8. Peres
  9. Pereschepyne
  10. perester
  11. peresters

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