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Webster 1913 Edition

Periphery

Pe-riph′er-y

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Peripheries
(#)
.
[L.
peripheria
, Gr.
περιφέρεια
;
περί
around +
φέρειν
to bear, carry: cf. F.
périphérie
.]
1.
The outside or superficial portions of a body; the surface.
2.
(Geom.)
The circumference of a circle, ellipse, or other figure.

Webster 1828 Edition

Periphery

PERIPH'ERY

,
Noun.
[Gr. around, and to bear.] The circumference of a circle, ellipsis, or other regular curvilinear figure.

Definition 2024

periphery

periphery

English

Noun

periphery ‎(plural peripheries)

  1. The outside boundary, parts or surface of something.
    The suburbs are a city's periphery
  2. A first-rank administrative division of Greece, subdivided in provinces.

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External links

  • periphery in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • periphery in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Etymology

From Middle English periferie, from Old French peripherie, from Late Latin peripheria, from Ancient Greek περιφέρεια ‎(periphéreia, “the line around the circle, circumference, part of a circle, an arc, the outer surface”), from περιφερής ‎(peripherḗs, “moving around, round, circular”), from περιφέρω ‎(periphérō, “I carry around, move around”), from περί ‎(perí, “around, about, near”) (English peri-) + φέρω ‎(phérō, “I bear, carry”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəˈɹɪfəɹi/
  • Hyphenation USpe‧riph‧ery; UKper‧iph‧ery

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