Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb & adjective Per unit of population; per person.
- adverb & adjective Equally to each individual.
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- adjective per
person - adjective
shared equally among all individuals - adverb per
person - adverb equally among all individuals
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- adverb per person
- adjective per person
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Medieval Latin, by heads : Latin per, per + Latin capita, accusative pl. of caput, head.]
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From Latin
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