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Parde
Pronunciation : Par*de", Par*die"
Part of Speech : adv.
Etymology : [F. pardi, for par Dieu by God.]
Definition : Defn: Certainly; surely; truly; verily; -- originally an oath. [Written also pardee, pardieux, perdie, etc.] [Obs.] He was, parde, an old fellow of yours. Chaucer.
or interj.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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