Etymology

perissad

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Today it means: having an odd valence (one not divisible by two without a remainder). Full definition →

Ancient Greek περισσός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπερισσός“odd”
  2. English todayperissad

From Ancient Greek περισσός (perissós, “odd”) + -ad.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπερισσός all →

odd-toed ungulateperissology

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