per-

(Latin: through, across, over; beyond, by means of)


ampersand
antiperspirant
impervious
perambulate, perambulatory
1. To walk through.
2. To inspect (an area) on foot.
3. To walk about; to roam or to stroll.
perambulated
perambulating
Strolling or walking around.
perambulation
1. A walk around a territory (a parish or manor or forrest etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries.
2. A leisurely walk (usually in some public place).
perambulator
1. Chiefly British, a pram, a baby carriage.
2. A small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed.
3. A four-wheeled carriage, often having a hood that folds back and a handle for pushing, used for wheeling an infant about. Also called a baby buggy.
4. An odometer pushed by a person walking.
5. A person who makes a tour or inspection on foot.
per annum
per capita
perceivable
perceive
perceiver
per cent
Another spelling for percent.
percentile
1. In statistics, a value on a scale of one hundred that indicates whether a distribution is above or below it.
2. One of a set of points on a scale arrived at by dividing a group into parts in an order of magnitude.

For example, a score equal to or greater than 97 percent of those attained on an examination is said to be in the 97th percentile.


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