| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  pûrs |
| ADJECTIVE: | Dark grayish blue or purple. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English pers, from Old French, from Medieval Latin persus, back-formation from Latin Persicus, Persian, from Greek Persikos, a Persian, from Pers s, a Persian, from Old Persian P rsa, of Median origin; akin to Old Persian Parthava-, Parthian.
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