First Known Use: 1723
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perron
noun per·ron \ˈper-ən, pe-rōⁿ\
Definition of PERRON
: an outdoor stairway leading up to a building entrance; also : a platform at its top
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Origin of PERRON
French, from Old French, from perre, pierre rock, stone, from Latin petra, from Greek
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