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- [puh-rif-uh-ree]
- /pəˈrɪf ə ri/
- /pəˈrɪf.ər.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puh-rif-uh-ree]
- /pəˈrɪf ə ri/
Definitions of peripheries word
- noun plural peripheries the external boundary of any surface or area. 1
- noun plural peripheries the external surface of a body. 1
- noun plural peripheries the edge or outskirts, as of a city or urban area. 1
- noun plural peripheries 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. 1
- noun plural peripheries Anatomy. the area in which nerves end. 1
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Origin of peripheries
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Peripheries
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
peripheries popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
peripheries usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for peripheries
noun peripheries
- baselines — Plural form of baseline.
- circles — A bagginess of the skin below the eyes from lack of sleep.
- circumferences — Plural form of circumference.
- cirques — Plural form of cirque.
- colures — Plural form of colure.
Antonyms for peripheries
noun peripheries
- centers — Plural form of center.
- centra — a plural of centrum.
- centres — Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- centrioles — Plural form of centriole.
- cynosures — Plural form of cynosure.
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