perses

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proper noun

A Titan, son of Crius and Eurybia

OriginLatin Persēs ← Ancient Greek Πέρσης →
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Meanings

perses1

noun
  1. pluralplural of perse
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of perse

Perses2

proper noun
  1. The name of various male characters
    1. Greekhuman sciencesA Titan, son of Crius and Eurybia
    2. Greekhuman sciencesA Perseid, son of Perseus and Andromeda

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΠέρσης
  2. LatinPersēs
  3. EnglishPerses

Borrowed from Latin Persēs, from Ancient Greek Πέρσης (Pérsēs), apparently from the verb πέρθω (pérthō, “to sack, ravage, destroy (a city); to slay (a person)”).

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Translations

French Persès
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Italian Perse
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Russian Перс
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Thai เพอร์เซส
  • เพอร์เซส (phoeset)Translations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Perssesperse
Cite this entry
APA

perses. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perses

MLA

“perses.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perses. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perses,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perses.

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