perse

UK: English: /pɜːs/, French: /pɛrs/ US: (pûrs)

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perse / pɜːs/ noun

1. a dark greyish-blue colour
2. (as adjective): perse cloth

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, from Medieval Latin persus, perhaps changed from Latin Persicus Persian

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per se /pɜr ˈseɪ/  adv. 

1. by, of, for, or in itself;
   considered alone or by itself:
   Your lateness per se doesn't bother me; it's what it says about your respect for my time.

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per se  (pûr sā′, sē′, pər), 

1. by, of, for, or in itself;
   intrinsically.

• Latin per sē by itself, translation of Greek kath' autó
• 1565–75

perse  (pûrs), adj. 

1. of a very deep shade of blue or purple.
• Medieval Latin persus, perh. variant of perseus kind of blue, itself alteration of Latin Persicus Persian
• Middle English pers 1325–75

Perse  (pers, pûrs), n. 

St.-John  (sin′jən). See St.-John Perse. 

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Perse / pɜːs pɛrs/ noun

1. Saint-John ( ˈsɪndʒən ), real name Alexis Saint-Léger. 1887–1975, French poet, born in Guadeloupe. His works include Anabase (1922) and Chronique (1960). Nobel prize for literature 1960

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per se / ˈpɜː ˈseɪ/ adverb

1. by or in itself; intrinsically

Etymology: Latin