Complete Definition of "A-per-se"

English

Etymology
A (the letter A) + the Latin phrase per se (by itself).

Noun
en-noun|-

  1. obsolete A person of thing that is preeminent, or which has unusual merit.

Quotations
O fair Creseide, the flower and A-per-se Of Troy and Greece. — w:Chaucer|Chaucer.

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