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peregrine
[ per-i-grin, -green, -grahyn ]
/ ˈpɛr ɪ grɪn, -ˌgrin, -ˌgraɪn /
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adjective
foreign; alien; coming from abroad.
wandering, traveling, or migrating.
noun
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Origin of peregrine
OTHER WORDS FROM peregrine
per·e·grin·i·ty [per-i-grin-i-tee], /ˌpɛr ɪˈgrɪn ɪ ti/, nounWords nearby peregrine
père, Perea, Père David's deer, peregrinate, peregrination, peregrine, peregrine falcon, pereion, pereiopod, Pereira, pereira bark
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British Dictionary definitions for peregrine
peregrine
/ (ˈpɛrɪɡrɪn) /
adjective archaic
coming from abroad
travelling or migratory; wandering
Word Origin for peregrine
C14: from Latin peregrīnus foreign, from pereger being abroad, from per through + ager land (that is, beyond one's own land)
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