Webster's Dictionary 1828

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PERNICIOUSNESS

PERNI'CIOUSNESS, noun The quality of being very injurious, mischievous or destructive.

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PERNICITY

PERNIC'ITY, noun [Latin pernicitas, from pernix.]Swiftness of motion; celerity. [Little used.]

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PERNOCTATION

PERNOCTA'TION, noun [Latin pernocto; per and nox, night.]The act of passing the whole night; a remaining all night.

1300

PEROGUE

PEROGUE. [See Pirogue.]

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PERORATION

PERORA'TION, noun [Latin peroratio, from peroro; per and oro, to pray.]The concluding part of an oration, in which the speaker recapitulates the principal points of his discours...

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PEROXYD

PEROX'YD, noun [per and oxyd.] A substance containing an unusual quantity of oxygen.

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PEROXYDIZE

PEROX'YDIZE, verb transitive To oxydize to the utmost degree.

1304

PERPEND

PERPEND', verb transitive [Latin perpendo; per and pendo, to weigh.]To weigh in the mind; to consider attentively. [Little used.]

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PERPENDER

PERPEND'ER, noun A coping stone.

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PERPENDICLE

PERPEND'ICLE, noun [Latin perpendiculum.]Something hanging down in a direct line; a plumb line.

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PERPENDICULAR

PERPENDIC'ULAR, adjective [Latin perpendicularis, from perpendiculum, a plumb line; perpendeo; per and pendeo, to hang.]1. Hanging or extending in a right line from any point to...

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PERPENDICULARITY

PERPENDICULAR'ITY, noun The state of being perpendicular.

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PERPENDICULARLY

PERPENDIC'ULARLY, adverb In a manner to fall on another line at right angles.1. So as to fall on the plane of the horizon at right angles; in a direction towards the center of t...

1310

PERPENSION

PERPEN'SION, noun [Latin perpendo.] Consideration. [Not used.]

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PERPESSION

PERPES'SION, noun [Latin perpessio, perpetior, to suffer; per and patior.]Suffering; endurance. [Not used.]

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PERPETRATE

PER'PETRATE, verb transitive [Latin perpetro; per and patro, to go through, to finish.] To do; to commit; to perform; in an ill sense, that is, always used to express an evil ac...

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PERPETRATED

PER'PETRATED, participle passive Done; committed; as an evil act.

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PERPETRATING

PER'PETRATING, participle present tense Committing; as a crime or evil act.

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PERPETRATION

PERPETRA'TION, noun The act of committing a crime.1. An evil action.

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PERPETRATOR

PER'PETRATOR, noun One that commits a crime.

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PERPETUAL

PERPET'UAL, adjective [Latin perpetuus, from perpes, perpetis; per and pes, from a root signifying to pass.]1. Never ceasing; continuing forever in future time; destined to be e...

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PERPETUALLY

PERPET'UALLY, adverb Constantly; continually; applied to things which proceed without intermission, or which occur frequently or at intervals, without limitation. A perennial sp...

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PERPETUATE

PERPET'UATE, verb transitive [Latin perpetuo.] To make perpetual; to eternize.1. To cause to endure or to be continued indefinitely; to preserve from extinction or oblivion; as,...

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PERPETUATED

PERPET'UATED, pp. Made perpetual; continued through eternity, or for an indefinite time.

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PERPETUATING

PERPET'UATING, participle present tense Continuing forever or indefinitely.

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PERPETUATION

PERPETUA'TION, noun The act of making perpetual, or of preserving from extinction or oblivion through an endless existence, or for an indefinite period of time.

1323

PERPETUITY

PERPETU'ITY, noun [Latin perpetuitas.] Endless duration; continuance to eternity.1. Continued uninterrupted existence, or duration for an indefinite period of time; as the perpe...