peregrine
Wandering, travelling, migratoryWandering, travelling, migratory.
» The peregrine falcon is the fastest animal.
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5 sensesWandering, travelling, migratory.
The Romani are perpetually peregrine people.
migratory
Not native to a region or country; foreign; alien.
Lacking essential debility.
Extrinsic or from without; exotic.
With "tone" Referring to the tonus peregrinus or 'wandering tone' in ecclesiastical chant and mode theory.
Examples
7 sentencesThe peregrine falcon is the fastest animal.
The peregrine falcon is a very fast bird.
This is a precise and poetic paean to the peregrine.
ruЭто точное и поэтичное воспевание сокола-сапсана. — xmoffx
Three peregrine falcon chicks, high up in this tower, have become social media darlings.
Peregrine falcons are birds of prey.
ruСапсаны - хищные птицы. — marafon
Origin
From Middle English peregrin, borrowed from Old French peregrin, from Latin peregrīnus (“fFrom Middle English peregrin, borrowed from Old French peregrin, from Latin peregrīnus (“foreign”). Doublet of pilgrim.
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Forms
more peregrine, most peregrine| Comparative | more peregrine Lesson |
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| Superlative | most peregrine Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form