pes

[ pees, peys ]
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noun,plural pe·des [pee-deez, ped-eez]. /ˈpi diz, ˈpɛd iz/. Anatomy, Zoology.
  1. a foot or footlike part.

Origin of pes

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First recorded in 1835–45, pes is from the Latin word pēs

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British Dictionary definitions for pes (1 of 2)

pes

/ (peɪz, piːz) /


nounplural pedes (ˈpɛdiːz)
  1. the technical name for the human foot

  2. the corresponding part in higher vertebrates

  1. any footlike part

Origin of pes

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C19: New Latin: foot

British Dictionary definitions for PES (2 of 2)

PES

abbreviation for
  1. Party of European Socialists: the Socialist, Democratic, and Labour parties of the European Union, founded in 1992

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