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   parachute

   /ˈparəʃuːt/

   noun

   • 1. a cloth canopy which fills with air and allows a person or heavy object attached to it to descend slowly when dropped from an aircraft, or which is released from the rear of an aircraft on landing to act as a brake: "the saviour of many pilots has been the parachute"

   verb

   • 1. drop from an aircraft by parachute: "airborne units parachuted in to secure the airport"
   • 2. appoint or be appointed in an emergency or from outside the existing hierarchy: "an old crony of the CEO was controversially parachuted into the job"

   Word Origin late 18th century: from French para- ‘protection against’ + chute ‘fall’.

   Scrabble Points: 16

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › medical › peracutePeracute Definition & Meaning | Merriam-Webster Medical

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   The meaning of PERACUTE is very acute and violent. How to use peracute in a sentence.

   • Peracid

     an acid (as perchloric acid or permanganic acid) derived...

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPERACUTE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Veterinary science (of diseases, chiefly in animals) very severe; very acute.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   Define peracute. peracute synonyms, peracute pronunciation, peracute translation, English dictionary definition of peracute. adj vet science very severe; very acute Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998,...

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Acute_(medicine)Acute (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   Peracute: Very acute or violent. Denotes fulminant, whereas "acute" only sometimes connotes fulminant. Peracute ("very") is not to be confused with preacute ("before", the opposite of postacute). Recurrent "Happening again"—the concept is often one of multiple acute episodes.

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   Looking for online definition of peracute in the Medical Dictionary? peracute explanation free. What is peracute? Meaning of peracute medical term.

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   Peracute Definition. Meanings. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Very sharp; very violent. A peracute fever.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › peracute_adjperacute, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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   Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective peracute mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective peracute. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the adjective peracute?