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Definitions for Periphery

[1] the external boundary of any surface or area.
[2] the external surface of a body.
[3] the edge or outskirts, as of a city or urban area.
[4] the relatively minor, irrelevant, or superficial aspects of the subject in question: The preliminary research did not, of course, take me beyond the periphery of my problem.
[5] Anatomy . the area in which nerves end.
[6] the outermost boundary of an area
[7] the outside surface of something
[8] anatomy the surface or outermost part of the body or one of its organs or parts

Words related to Periphery

perimeter, fringe, rim, brink, verge, ambit, circuit, covering, margin, circumference, skirt, outside, edge, brim, compass, hem, boundary, border

Words nearby Periphery

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Origin of Periphery

1350–1400; < Late Latin peripherīa < Greek periphéreia circumference, literally, a bearing round, equivalent to peri- peri- + phér(ein ) to bear1 + -eia -y3; replacing Middle English periferie < Medieval Latin periferīa, variant spelling of Late Latin peripherīa

Word origin for Periphery

C16: from Late Latin peripherīa, from Greek, from peri- + pherein to bear

Synonyms for Periphery

brink, fringe, perimeter, rim, verge, ambit, border, boundary, brim, circuit, circumference, compass, covering, edge, hem, margin, outside, skirt