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pear

UK/pɛə/ US/pɛː/ fairly common

noun

1.

sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties

2.

Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties

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Origin

From Middle English pere, from Old English pere, from Proto-West Germanic *peru, from Vulgar Latin pira, originally the plural of Latin pirum but reconstrued as a feminine singular, ultimately a loanword from an unknown Mediterranean substrate source.

Phrases

  • alligator pear
  • and a partridge in a pear tree
  • apples and pears
  • avocado pear
  • butter pear
  • Catherine pear
  • choke pear
  • desert pear

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