Meanings
perite1
adjectiveperite (comparative more perite, superlative most perite)
comparative more perite · superlative most perite
- obsoleteskilled
[…] some of our friends who are in the habit of exercising a profuse rather than a perite hospitality […]
1820, Blackwood's magazine, volume 7, page 668
perite2
noun
- An orthorhombic pseudo-tetragonal mineral PbBiO₂Cl, originally found in Sweden.
Origin
perite · adjective
- Latinperītus
- Englishperite
From Latin perītus.
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Full word history & related roots →perite · noun
Named after Swedish geologist Per Geijer + -ite (“mineral suffix”).
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APA
perite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perite
MLA
“perite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perite. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perite.
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