perm: Meaning and Definition of

perm

Pronunciation: (pûrm), [key]
— Informal. Informal.
—n.
  1. permanent (def. 4).
—v.t.
  1. to give (the hair) a permanent.
—v.i.
  1. to apply a permanent to the hair.

Perm

Pronunciation: (pûrm, pârm Russ. pyerm), [key]
— n.
  1. a city in the E Russian Federation in Europe, on the Kama River. 1,091,000. Formerly,
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