Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Dark grayish blue or purple.
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- noun A dark purplish black colour
- adjective Of a dark purplish black colour
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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They say nothing about HCI, Systems, (a little about) Networking, perse, but require skills in all these areas.
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On the other hand, I thought that this comment was perceptive (and not an accusation of racism perse):
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It happened to me while "snacking", and the gun was lying muzzle forward next to my feet, so it wasn't "across" my lap, perse `, but I wasn't holding it either.
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Its not the tea party perse but it is the fringies among them, the militant sprouting up among these fringies and the just plain loudmopuths try to score politically.
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But since most hospitals (any that accept Medicare or Medicaid patients) will accept uninsured patients, it may have to do with the areas uninsured people tend to live in and which hospital is closest to them rather than their lack of insurance perse.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “We Have to Pass the Bill So That You Can Find Out What Is In It” 2010
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It happened to me while "snacking", and the gun was lying muzzle forward next to my feet, so it wasn't "across" my lap, perse `, but I wasn't holding it either.
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I thought about starting with my Mother who is not a woman in computing perse but who was an early advocate for me becoming one.
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This is true even in the Urban 4-H programs where most of the young shooters (or their parents) are not neccesarily primarily interested in hunting perse.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Changes in the Gun Culture over the last 25 years 2010
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Also its not really a ass kicking perse but certainetly a beatdown since TDK was in its third weekend.
The Dark Knight Kicks The Mummy's Ass - Headed for $480 Million! « FirstShowing.net 2008
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This is true even in the Urban 4-H programs where most of the young shooters or their parentsare not neccesarily primarily interested in hunting perse.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Changes in the Gun Culture over the last 25 years 2010
milosrdenstvi commented on the word perse
All the examples are wrong!
December 23, 2009
lea commented on the word perse
Yes! It's Finnish and it means "ass".
February 18, 2010
fbharjo commented on the word perse
an arrangement between the 'blue' and the 'gray'
May 6, 2010
iamvered commented on the word perse
Not a single one of the examples on this page "perse" are about the definition (dark greyish purple), but rather about the Latin phrase "per se." Boo.
July 24, 2013