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per.

spring, a mechanical device made of flexible or coiled material that exerts force and attempts to spring back when bent, compressed, or stretched

3 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɛr/Standard-Indonesian[ˈpɛr]Standard-Indonesian
  1. spring, a mechanical device made of flexible or coiled material that exerts force and attempts to spring back when bent, compressed, or stretched

  2. arc lamp

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

From Dutch veer (“feather, spring”), a contraction of veder, from Middle Dutch vedere, from Old Dutch fethara, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”). The sense "spring" is derived from the ability of feathers to resume their shape when bent.

prep[ˈpər]
  1. per, for each

  2. per, by the, by means of the, via the, through the

  3. since, as, as of, as per

  4. through, during, throughout

Where this word comes from

From Dutch per, from Latin per (“through, during”), from Proto-Indo-European *per.

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