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perite

/pəˈɹaɪt/

perite adjective: skilled.

Adjective

perite (comparative more perite, superlative most perite)

  1. (obsolete) skilled
    • […] some of our friends who are in the habit of exercising a profuse rather than a perite hospitality […]1820, Blackwood's magazine, volume 7, page 668

Noun

perite

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

Forms of perite

comparativemore perite
superlativemost perite

Origin of perite

From Latin perītus.

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

Questions about perite

What does perite mean?
Perite means skilled.
What part of speech is perite?
Perite can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce perite?
Perite is pronounced /pəˈɹaɪt/.

Words near perite in the dictionary

  1. perisynovial
  2. perisynovitis
  3. perisystole
  4. perisystolic
  5. peritalar
  6. perite
  7. peritectic
  8. peritectically
  9. peritectics
  10. peritectoid
  11. peritectoidally

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