periplous

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περίπλους (períplous, “voyage, naval manouver, account of a voyage”), from περί (perí, “peri-: around”) + πλοῦς (ploûs, “voyage”), from πλεῖν (pleîn, “to swim”).

Noun

periplous (plural periplouses or periploi)

1. Alternative form of periplus
   • 2013, Cyprian Broodbank, The Making of the Middle Sea, London: Thomas and Hudson, →ISBN, page 72:

     In ancient Greek a periplous entailed the extended navigation of coasts and description of such journeys; its interminable lists of land- and sea-marks, anchorages and travel times, […] were a means of creating what Braudel […] called maps "made of memories laid end to end".

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