| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | per·vi·ous |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  pûr v - s |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Open to passage or entrance; permeable. 2. Open to arguments, ideas, or change; approachable. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Latin pervius : per-, through; see per– + via, way; see wegh- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | pervi·ous·ly —ADVERB
pervi·ous·ness —NOUN
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