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perron

/ˈpɛɹən/

perron noun: a stone block used as the base of a monument, marker, etc.

Noun

perron (plural perrons)

  1. (historical) A stone block used as the base of a monument, marker, etc.
    • hit wille be no worship for you to haue adoo with me / for ye are fressh and I am wounded sore / And therfor and ye wille nedes haue ado with me / Assigne me a day and thenne I shal mete with you withoute fayle / ye saye wel said sir Tristram / Now I assigne you to mete me in the medowe by the...1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “ij”, in Le Morte Darthur, book X
  2. A platform outside the raised entrance to a church or large building, or the steps leading to such a platform. US: stoop.

perron meaning in Tamil

perron in Tamil

புறப்படி, வாசற்படிமேடை

Forms of perron

pluralperrons
alternative formperowne

Origin of perron

From Middle French pierre (“stone”), from Anglo-Norman perron.

Questions about perron

What does perron mean?
Perron means a stone block used as the base of a monument, marker, etc.
What is perron in Tamil?
Perron in Tamil is புறப்படி, வாசற்படிமேடை. See Perron meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is perron?
Perron is a noun.
How do you pronounce perron?
Perron is pronounced /ˈpɛɹən/ (UK).
What is the plural of perron?
The plural of perron is perrons.

Words near perron in the dictionary

  1. PERRL
  2. PERRLA
  3. Perro
  4. Perrodin
  5. Perrodins
  6. perron
  7. Perron's formula
  8. Perrone
  9. perrons
  10. perroquet
  11. perroquet auk

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Adapted from Wiktionary: perron (page history and authors); perron (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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