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perry   (TTS Sound)

The noun perry has 4 senses

• Perry, Ralph Barton Perry -- (United States philosopher (1876-1957))


• Perry, Matthew Calbraith Perry -- (United States admiral who led a naval expedition to Japan and signed a treaty in 1854 opening up trade relations between United States and Japan; brother of Oliver Hazard Perry (1794-1858))


• Perry, Oliver Hazard Perry, Commodore Perry -- (United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819))


• perry -- (a fermented and often effervescent beverage made from juice of pears; similar in taste to hard cider)