periphery
English
Etymology
From Middle English periferie, from Old French peripherie, from Late Latin peripheria, from Ancient Greek περιφέρεια (periphéreia, “the line around the circle, circumference, part of a circle, an arc, the outer surface”), from περιφερής (peripherḗs, “moving around, round, circular”), from περιφέρω (periphérō, “I carry around, move around”), from περί (perí, “around, about, near”) (English peri-) + φέρω (phérō, “I bear, carry”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəˈɹɪfəɹi/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation US: pe‧riph‧ery; UK: per‧iph‧ery
Noun
periphery (plural peripheries)
- The outside boundary, parts or surface of something.
- The suburbs are a city's periphery.
- A first-rank administrative division of Greece, subdivided into provinces.
Antonyms
- center
Related terms
- peripherad
- peripheral
Translations
outside boundary, parts or surface
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Greek administrative region
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Further reading
- periphery in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- periphery in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911