Definition of Per

1. prep. Through; by means of; through the agency of; by; for; for each; as, per annum; per capita, by heads, or according to individuals; per curiam, by the court; per se, by itself, of itself. Per is also sometimes used with English words.

Definition of Per

1. Initialism. (nutrition) protein efficiency ratio ¹

2. Preposition. for each ¹

3. Preposition. to each, in each ((non-gloss definition used in expressing ratios of units)) ¹

4. Preposition. (medicine) via (the), by (the), through (the) (qualifier followed by Latin name for an orifice) ¹

5. Preposition. in accordance with ¹

6. Pronoun. (neologism) they (qualifier singular). (non-gloss definition Gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns (term he) and (term she).) ¹

7. Pronoun. (neologism) them (qualifier singular) (non-gloss definition Gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, grammatically equivalent to the gendered (term him) and (term her).) ¹

8. Adjective. (neologism) Belonging to per, their (qualifier singular). (non-gloss definition Gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, coordinate with gendered (term his) and (term her).) ¹

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Definition of Per

1. for each [prep]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Per

peptonization
peptonize
peptonized
peptonizes
peptonizing
peptonoid
peptonoids
peptonuria
peptonurias
peptoprime
peptoprimes
peptostreptococcus
peptotoxine
peptotoxines
pequots
per (current term)
per-
per accidens
per alia
per annum
per anum
per capita
per capita income
per capita rate
per cent
per cent.
per centum
per contiguum
per continuum
per contra

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