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* pėr|mba'|m|ės adj 1 preservative 2 containing

pėr|mba'·n vt 1 to keep [ ] in check: hold in, restrain 2 to keep [ ] within limits: constrain, confine 3 to contain 4 [Old] to maintain

pėr|mbar|i'm nm ger 1 < pėrmbaro'·n 2 (Law) enforcement (of a civil matter) 3 (Law) bureau responsible for enforcing decisions (of the civil court) 4 (Spec) final preparation of a product: finishing touch, final treatment, finishing