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periphery |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Periphery \Pe*riph"er*y\, n.; pl {Peripheries}. [L. peripheria, Gr ?; ? around + ? to bear, carry: cf F. p['e]riph['e]rie.] 1. The outside or superficial portions of a body; the surface. 2. (Geom.) The circumference of a circle, ellipse, or other figure. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: periphery n : the outside boundary or surface of something [syn: {fringe}, {outer boundary}]
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