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peri means: (Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done

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peri

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4 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɪə.ɹi/Part of speech nounSorted eiprStarts with PEnds with I0 cluesCommon crossword word

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(Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پری (peri), from Persian پری (pari).

“He sent a Peri to Chundum Dew with a message: "If you wish to live, release the mortal in your power: if not, every demon in your service will immediately be put to the sword."”
“In an hour they hovered above Hampstead Heath, and the peri looked down for a lonely spot where she might alight in the sulphurous gloom of a dog-day sunset too blinding for anyone to look at […]”
“The Padishah's son was also there, and he realized that the peri looked very familiar.”

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