adj
Meaning 1
Resembling pears, pear-like.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
peary
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Pronunciation
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/ˈpɛəɹi/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɛəɹi
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CMU ARPABET: P IY1 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Of, or pertaining to, pears.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- full of peary goodness.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
Meaning 3
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
United States Arctic explorer and United States naval officer who has been regarded as the first man to reach the North Pole (1856-1920)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Robert Peary, Robert E. Peary, Robert Edwin Peary
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: explorer, adventurer
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Vulgar Latin pirabor. Proto-West Germanic *peru Old English pere Middle English pere English pear Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English peary From pear + -y.
Real reading context