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Definition of "perse" [perse]

  • Dark grayish blue or purple. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "perse" in a sentence
  • "It happened to me while "snacking", and the gun was lying muzzle forward next to my feet, so it wasn't "across" my lap, perse `, but I wasn't holding it either."
  • "I thought about starting with my Mother who is not a woman in computing perse but who was an early advocate for me becoming one."
  • "They say nothing about HCI, Systems, (a little about) Networking, perse, but require skills in all these areas."