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A.Word.A.Day--peri peri (PEER-ee) noun 1. A fairy in Persian mythology. 2. A beautiful, graceful girl or woman. [From Persian peri, variant of pari (fairy), from Avestan pairika (witch or female demon.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus. "'I am unworthy of such gifts,' he said to the peris." Amy Friedman; Simple Act of Generosity Multiplies, Returns; The Augusta Chronicle (Georgia); Jan 19, 2003. This week's theme: words borrowed from other languages. X-Bonus Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is some evidence that they can't read them either. -Gore Vidal (1925- )

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