per·ron (pĕrən, pə-rōɴ)
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Tweet n. 1. A platform at the entrance of a large building. 2. A flight of steps leading to such a platform. [Middle English peroun, block of stone used as a platform, from Old French perrun : pierre, stone (from Latin petra, stone, rock; see PETRIFY) + -on, -un, diminuitive suffix (from Latin -ō, -ōn-, n. suff.)] |
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