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pronunciation:
puhr
features:
Homophone Note
part of speech: preposition
definition 1: for each.
ten dollars per day
definition 2: according to; by.
He acted per my instructions.
Homophone Note
The words per and purr (the sound a cat makes) sound alike but have different meanings.