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pease
[ peez ]
/ piz /
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noun, plural pease or peas·en [pee-zuhn]. /ˈpi zən/. Archaic.
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Origin of pease
before 900; Middle English pese,Old English peose, pise<Late Latin pisa feminine singular use of plural of Latin pisum (neuter) <Greek píson pea, pulse
OTHER WORDS FROM pease
peaselike, adjectiveWords nearby pease
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Word Origin for pease
Old English peose, via Late Latin from Latin pisa peas, pl of pisum, from Greek pison
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