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Perry

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Per·ry  (pr), Antoinette 1888-1946.
American actress and director. The Antoinette Perry Awards, or Tony Awards, are named for her.
Perry, Matthew Calbraith 1794-1858.
American naval officer who opened diplomatic and trade relations between the United States and Japan (1854).
per·ry  (pr)
n. pl. per·ries
A fermented, often effervescent beverage made from pears.
[Middle English pere, from Old French pere, from Vulgar Latin *pirtum, from Latin pirum, pear.]
perry
Noun
pl -ries an alcoholic drink made from fermented pear juice [Old French peré]
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Noun1.Perry - United States philosopher (1876-1957)
Ralph Barton Perry
2.Perry - United States admiral who led a naval expedition to Japan and signed a treaty in 1854 opening up trade relations between United States and Japan; brother of Oliver Hazard Perry (1794-1858)
Matthew Calbraith Perry
3.PerryPerry - United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819)
Commodore Perry, Oliver Hazard Perry
4.perry - a fermented and often effervescent beverage made from juice of pears; similar in taste to hard cider
alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant - a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him"
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