adj
Meaning 1
Wandering, travelling, migratory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The Romani are perpetually peregrine people.
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Standard Lemma guide
peregrine
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/ˈpɛɹəɡɹin/
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/ˈpɛɹəɡɹɪn/
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CMU ARPABET: P EH1 R AH0 G R IY2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Not native to a region or country; foreign; alien.
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adj
Meaning 3
Lacking essential debility.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astrology, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences
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adj
Meaning 4
Extrinsic or from without; exotic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 5
With "tone" Referring to the tonus peregrinus or 'wandering tone' in ecclesiastical chant and mode theory.
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name
Meaning 6
A male given name from Latin; and of mostly British usage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: rather rare
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noun
Meaning 7
The peregrine falcon.
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noun
Meaning 8
A foreigner; a person resident in a country other than his or her own.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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adjective satellite
Meaning 9
migratory
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a restless mobile society
- the nomadic habits of the Bedouins
- believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future
- wandering tribes
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Synonyms: mobile, nomadic, roving, wandering
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 10
a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: falcon
Narrower terms: falcon-gentle, falcon-gentil
History
Etymology
From Middle English peregrin, borrowed from Old French peregrin, from Latin peregrīnus (“foreign”). Doublet of pilgrim.
Saint's name from Latin Peregrinus, from peregrinus (“foreigner”).
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