père

[per, pair]

noun

French.

plural

pères 

1. father.

2. senior.

   Dumas père.

père

/ pɛr, pɛə /

noun

1. an addition to a French surname to specify the father rather than the son of the same name Compare fils 1

   Dumas père

Example Sentences

Barcelona manager Pere Romeu admitted it was a "very different" Chelsea to the one they beat comfortably in last season's last-four tie.

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"It was a good game," said Barcelona manager Pere Romeu.

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Spanish coach Pere Riba left Gauff's team shortly after her New York triumph, while Brad Gilbert - a towering character who led Andre Agassi to six major titles - departed at the end of last season.

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One of his own last posts was in memoriam of David Thomas, leader of the avant-garde Pere Ubu, twinned with “kindred spirit” Chicago Bears defensive tackle Steve McMichael, who died the same day.

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“After 37 years of absence, the bust of Jim Morrison, stolen in 1988 from the Père Lachaise cemetery, has been found!” the Paris Regional Judicial Police Directorate on Friday wrote on Instagram.

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