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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
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British Dictionary definitions for pes (1 of 2)

pes
/ (peɪz, piːz) /

noun plural pedes (ˈpɛdiːz)
the technical name for the human foot
the corresponding part in higher vertebrates
any footlike part

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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