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per·du or per·due (p

r-d

, -dy

)

n. Obsolete

A soldier sent on an especially dangerous mission.

[From French sentinelle perdue, forward sentry : sentinelle, sentinel + perdu, past participle of perdre, to lose (from Latin perdere; see perdition).]

perdu, perdue [ˈpɜːdjuː]

adj

1. (Military) Obsolete (of a soldier) placed on hazardous sentry duty

2. (Military) Obsolete (of a soldier) placed in a hazardous ambush

3. (of a person or thing) hidden or concealed

1. (Military) Obsolete a soldier placed on hazardous sentry duty

2. (Military) Obsolete a soldier placed in a hazardous ambush

[via French: lost, from perdre to lose, from Latin perdere to destroy]

Perdu [pɛrdy]

(Placename) Mont. the French name for (Monte) Perdido

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