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perez

/ˈpɛɹɛz/

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What does perez mean?

proper noun

  1. The father of Hezron and the son of Judah; the grandson of Jacob.
  2. A Sephardic Jewish surname from Hebrew.
  3. A surname from Spanish [in turn originating as a patronymic].

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈpɛɹɛz/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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The cases of Escobedo and Antonio Perez may also be cited in point.
John FiskeThe Unseen World, and Other EssaysProject Gutenberg ebook #1486
(The Mantis-hunting Tachytes was submitted to examination by M. J. Perez, who failed to recognize her.
Jean-Henri FabreMore Hunting WaspsTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #3462
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My notes mention Osmia Morawitzi, PEREZ, and Osmia cyanea, KIRB., as having been recognized in these dwellings, although they are not very assiduous visitors.
Jean-Henri FabreThe Mason-BeesTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #2884
The brambles, in my district, harbour two other Osmiae, both of much smaller size: O. detrita, PEREZ, and O. parvula, DUF.
Jean-Henri FabreBramble-Bees and OthersTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #3421
Most of the early writers decide that it was twenty years;74 but Perez, whose work we have already referred to, contends that it was twenty-four years.
Emory Adams AllenThe Prehistoric World; Or, Vanished RacesProject Gutenberg ebook #2873