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English
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
peril (plural perils)
- A situation of serious and immediate danger.
- Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.
- The perils of the jungle (animals and insects, weather, etc)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Verb
to peril (third-person singular simple present perils, present participle periling, simple past and past participle periled)
- (transitive) To cause to be in danger; to imperil.
Anagrams
Anglo-Norman
Noun
peril m. (oblique plural peris, nominative singular peris, nominative plural peril)
Descendants
Old French
Noun
peril m. (oblique plural peris, nominative singular peris, nominative plural peril)
Descendants
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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:29:17 GMT+00:00
Deseret News In mid-August in the northern Afghanistan province of Kunduz, a horrific, Taliban-ordered sentence was carried out against two young, ...
