periplous

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English

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Etymology

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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

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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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