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perfumer
perfumery
perfunctory
perfuse
Pergamum
pergola
perhaps
peri
peri-
perianth
periapsis
periapt
periastron
pericarditis
pericardium
pericarp
perichondrium
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peri-

peri-


prefix 
Definition:
 
1. around, surrounding
pericarp

2. near
perilune
perinatal

[< Greek peri "around, about" < Indo-European]
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