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pes
[ pees, peys ]
/ pis, peɪs /
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noun, plural pe·des [pee-deez, ped-eez]. /ˈpi diz, ˈpɛd iz/. Anatomy, Zoology.
a foot or footlike part.
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Origin of pes
First recorded in 1835–45, pes is from the Latin word pēs
Words nearby pes
perverted, pervicacious, pervious, perv on, Pervouralsk, pes, Pesach, pesade, Pesaro, Pescadores, Pescara
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British Dictionary definitions for pes (1 of 2)
pes
/ (peɪz, piːz) /
noun plural pedes (ˈpɛdiːz)
Word Origin for pes
C19: New Latin: foot
British Dictionary definitions for pes (2 of 2)
PES
abbreviation for
Party of European Socialists: the Socialist, Democratic, and Labour parties of the European Union, founded in 1992
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