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Périgueux
perigynous
perihelion
perikaryon
peril
peril point
perilla
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pericope
pe·ric·o·pe [ pə ríkəpee ] (plural pe·ric·o·pes)


noun 
Definition:
 
passage from book: an extract from a book, especially a passage from the Bible selected for reading during a Roman Catholic Mass
[Mid-17th century. Via late Latin< Greek perikopē "section" < peri "around" + koptein "to cut"]

per·i·cop·ic [ pèrrə kóppik ] adjective
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