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Per•ci•val



Pronunciation: (pûr'su-vul), [key]
—n.
1. Also,Perceval,Per'ci•vale. Arthurian Romance.a knight of King Arthur's court who sought the Holy Grail: comparable to Parzival or Parsifal in Teutonic legend.
2. a male given name: from Old French words meaning “pierce” and “valley.”

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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