Pei

[ pey ]

/ peɪ /

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noun

I(eoh) M(ing)

[yoh ming], /yoʊ mɪŋ/, 1917–2019, U.S. architect, born in China.

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Other definitions for Pei (2 of 2)

P.E.I.

abbreviation

Prince Edward Island.

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“I´m now writing to you from goat heaven,” he lamented on the blog he maintains.
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A third cabinet member used public funds to pay in an S & M bar.
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M was a Miser, and hoarded up gold; N was a Nobleman, gallant and bold.
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The living (value £250) is in the gift of trustees, and is now held by the Rev. M. Parker, Vicar.
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“I hope he will grow up to be a true comfort to you, M. Pujol,” said Miss Janet.
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That of M. Charles Guenllette is the authority followed here.
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The m relates it to the nares or humming tone (which is the basis of all resonance in the voice).
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British Dictionary definitions for Pei (1 of 2)

Pei

/ (peɪ) /

noun

I (eoh) M (ing). born 1917, US architect, born in China. His buildings include the E wing of the National Museum of Art, Washington DC (1978), a glass and steel pyramid at the Louvre, Paris (1989), and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, USA (1995)

British Dictionary definitions for Pei (2 of 2)

PEI

abbreviation for

Prince Edward Island

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