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pere

1. (loan) (verb) (-a) to ring, peal, toll.

Ka perea taku pere ki te Tai Rāwhiti (TJ 6/6/1899:14). / I rang my bell on the East Coast.

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Synonyms: koropewapewa, tioro, mōhiti, mōwhiti, tangi, koropewa, porohita, porowhita, rīngi, tarawhiti, waea


2. (loan) (noun) bell.

He mea āta kōwhiri ngā tāngata hei patu i te pere. (TTT 1/12/1929:1963). / The people to ring the bell were carefully selected.

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