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per
1. By means of; through.
A person authorized to sign someone else's name to any document should add his or her own signature preceded by per.
2. According to; by: "He acted per his supervisor's instructions.""The work was done per his directions."
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Latin Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Words: Group P
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per, purr
per (PUR) (preposition)
1. According to: Gary did what he was told to do per the instructions that he had received.
2. For each item, often with a financial context: The price per box of chocolates is higher in this store than in the store across the street.
2. For each item, often with a financial context: The price per box of chocolates is higher in this store than in the store across the street.
purr (PUR) (verb)
1. To produce a vibrating murmur as when a cat is content and happy: Carol's kitten will purr very loudly after it has eaten and is lying on her lap.
2. To speak in a manner that suggests a murmur of contentment: The novel described Lenora's way of talking in that she will purr when she gets what she wants.
3. To say something in a gossipy manner: When Etta and Lottie get together, they purr as they chat about their friends and fellow workers.
2. To speak in a manner that suggests a murmur of contentment: The novel described Lenora's way of talking in that she will purr when she gets what she wants.
3. To say something in a gossipy manner: When Etta and Lottie get together, they purr as they chat about their friends and fellow workers.
As per what Andrews's veterinarian told him, his cat started to purr once she had taken some of the medicine that was prescribed.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group P; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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(the laser that can produce quadrillions of pulses of light per second, creating a spot on a cell that is as hot as the sun)
(There are estimated to be 10,000 million insects living in each square kilometer of habitable land on earth or 26,000 million per square mile)
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revolutions per minute, rpm
The number of times a wheel rotates in one minute.
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Automobile or Related Car Terms
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