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1. (n.) periphery
the boundary or perimeter of any surface or area.
2. periphery
the external surface of a body.
3. periphery
the outskirts of a city or urban area.
4. periphery
the minor or superficial aspects of a question.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME periferie < LL peripherīa < Gk periphéreia circumference, lit., a bearing round =peri-peri - +phér(ein) to bear1+-eia -y3)
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1. (noun) periphery, fringe, outer boundary
the outside boundary or surface of something
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1. (noun) periphery
the outside or superficial portions of a body; the surface
2. (noun) periphery
the circumference of a circle, ellipse, or other figure
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Sense: (usually in singular withthe) the edge (of something)
The shops are on the periphery of the housing estate.
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 Afrikaans: buiterand |
 Arabic: مُحيط، حافَّه، سَطْح خارِ |
 Bulgarian: периферия |
 Brazilian: periferia |
 Czech: obvod, okraj |
 German: der Rand |
 Danish: periferi; udkant |
 Greek: περιφέρεια |
 Spanish: periferia |
 Estonian: ääremaa |
 Farsi: حاشیه |
 Finnish: periferia |
 French: périphérie |
 Hebrew: הֵיקֶף |
 Hindi: घेरा, परिधि, उपान्त |
 Croatian: periferija, vanjski opseg |
 Hungarian: periféria, peremvidék |
 Indonesian: pinggiran |
 Icelandic: (út)jaðar |
 Italian: periferia |
 Japanese: 周辺 |
 Korean: 주변 |
 Lithuanian: pakraštys, paribys, perif |
 Latvian: perifērija, nomale |
 Malay: pinggir |
 Dutch: rand |
 Norwegian: periferi, utkant |
 Polish: skraj |
 Persian: حاشیه |
 Pashto: چاپيريال، محيط، دور: حدود |
 Portuguese: periferia |
 Romanian: periferie |
 Russian: периферия; окраина |
 Slovak: okraj |
 Slovenian: obrobje |
 Serbian: periferija |
 Swedish: periferi, gränsområde |
 Thai: ขอบเขต |
 Turkish: kenar |
 Taiwanese: 邊緣，外圍 |
 Ukrainian: периферія |
 Urdu: حد، کنارہ |
 Vietnamese: ngoại vi |
 Chinese: 边缘，外围 |
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