Meanings
adjectiveperispome (not comparable)
- Ancient Greeknot comparablegrammarHaving a perispomene on the last syllable.
nounperispome (plural perispomes)
plural perispomes
- Ancient GreekgrammarA word with a perispomene on its last syllable; a perispomenon.
verbperispome (third-person singular simple present perispomes, present participle perispoming, simple past and past participle perispomed)
present singular third person perispomes · participle present perispoming · participle past perispomed · past perispomed
- Ancient GreektransitivegrammarTo place a perispomene on the last syllable of (a word).
Origin
Abbreviation of perispomenon.
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Cite this entry
APA
perispome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perispome
MLA
“perispome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perispome. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perispome,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perispome.
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