Complete Definition of "periphery"

English

Etymology
From Ancient Greek �ε�ι�έ�εια (perifereia), from prefix �ε�ί- "peri-", from �ε�ί (peri) "around, about, near" + �έ�ειν (ferein) "to bear".

Noun
en-noun|peripheries

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

Related terms
peripheral

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L4+ not in L3 POS section (AutoFormat? would have corrected level of Related terms)
trans-top|boundary
Danish: periferi, udkant
trans-mid
Greek: t-|el|�ε�ι�έ�εια|f|trperiféreia|scGrek
trans-bottom

trans-top|Greek administrative region
Greek: t-|el|�ε�ι�έ�εια|f|trperiféreia|scGrek
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Category:Greek derivations

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