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− | Pe*riph"er*y (?), n.; pl. Peripheries (#). [L. peripheria, Gr. ; around + to bear, carry: cf. F. périphérie.]
| + | ==Pronunciation== |
| + | [puh-rif-uh-ree] |
| + | ==Noun== |
| + | plural -er⋅ies. |
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− | 1. The outside or superficial portions of a [[body]]; the [[surface]]. | + | 1. the external boundary of any surface or area. |
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− | 2. (Geom.) The [[circumference]] of a [[circle]], ellipse, or other figure. | + | 2. the external surface of a [[body]]. |
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| + | 3. the edge or outskirts, as of a city or urban area. |
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| + | 4. the relatively minor, irrelevant, or superficial aspects of the subject in question: The preliminary [[research]] did not, of course, take me beyond the periphery of my problem. |
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| + | 5. Anatomy. the area in which nerves end. |
| + | ==Origin== |
| + | 1350–1400; < LL peripherīa < Gk periphéreia circumference, lit., a bearing round, equiv. to peri- peri- + phér(ein) to bear 1 + -eia -y 3 ; r. ME periferie < ML periferīa, var. sp. of LL peripherīa |
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| + | ==Synonyms== |
| + | 1. [[circumference]], [[perimeter]]. |
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| + | ==Antonyms== |
| + | 1. [[center]]. |
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