periphery

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek περιφέρεια (perifereia), from prefix περί- "peri-", from περί (peri) "around, about, near" + φέρειν (ferein) "to bear".

[edit] Noun

periphery (plural peripheries)

1. The outside boundary or surface of something.
2. An administrative division of Greece.

[edit] Related terms

• peripheral

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