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peter

pe.ter \'pe-t-*r\ vi [origin unknown] 1: to diminish gradually and come to 
   an end : give out {stream ~ s out} 2: to become exhausted Pe.ter \'pe-t-*r\ 
   n [LL Petrus, fr. Gk Petros, fr. petra rock] : a fisherman of Galilee and 
   one of the twelve apostles