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pes

[ pees, peys ]
/ pis, peɪs /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR pes

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

per vias naturales, pervicacious, pervious, perv on, Pervouralsk, pes, Pesach, pesade, pes anserinus, Pesaro, Pescadores
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Words related to pes

athletics, calisthenics, gymnastic, phys ed

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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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Medical definitions for pes

pes
[ pās ]

n. pl. pe•des (pĕd′ās′)

The foot.
A footlike or basal structure or part.
Talipes.
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