'Peri-' definitions:
Definition of 'Peri-'
From: GCIDE
- Peri- \Per"i-\ (p[e^]r"[i^]-). [Gr. peri`, prep.] A prefix used to signify around, by, near, over, beyond, or to give an intensive sense; as, perimeter, the measure around; perigee, point near the earth; periergy, work beyond what is needed; perispherical, quite spherical. [1913 Webster]