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· Old English
pere
2 English words descend from Old English
pere
, most common first.
pear
An edible fruit produced by the pear tree, similar to an apple but typically elongated towards the stem.
parton
Any of the constituent particles making up a compound particle, e.g. the quarks and gluons which make up hadrons.