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perfective aspectperfective tense
Perfectively
perfectiveness
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perfecto
perfervid
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perfide Albion
Perfidious
Perfidiously
Perfidiousness
Perfidy
Perfit
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Perflable
Perflate
Perflation
perfluorocarbon
Perfoliate
perfoliate leaf
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Perfidy Per"fi*dy (p[~e]r"f[i^]*d[y^]), n.; pl. Perfidies (-d[i^]z). [L. perfidia, fr. L. perfidus faithless; per (cf. Skr. par[=a] away) + fides faith: cf. F. perfidie. See Faith.] The act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery. The ambition and perfidy of tyrants. --Macaulay. His perfidy to this sacred engagement. --DeQuincey.
