periphery
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periphery
- /pəˈɹɪf.ə.ɹi/ Australia, Canada, UK
- [pəˈɹɪf.ɹi] Australia, Canada, UK
Rhymes with -ɪfəɹi
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French peripherie. Compare Middle English periferie (“one of three layers of atmosphere (lower, middle, and upper) believed to surround the Earth”), from the same origin, although the Modern English term most likely does not descend from it.
noun 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.
- The more anomalous and infrequent aspects of a language, as opposed to the frequent and regular core aspects.
Opposite: center
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fringe, outer boundary, peripheral, peripherality, marginalization, marginalized, outermost, outlying, vicinity, limit, remoteness, edge, surroundings, border, accessory, surrounding
noun
Opposite: center
Translations
Every language
noun outside boundary, parts or surface
| Español | periferia |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 周辺 shūhen |
| 中文 | 周邊 /周边 zhōubiān, 外圍 /外围 wàiwéi |
| Português | periferia |
| Français | périphérie |
| Deutsch | Peripherie |
| Italiano | periferia |
| Ελληνικά | περιφέρεια periféreia |
| Română | periferie |
| Русский | перифери́я periferíja, окра́ина okráina |
noun Greek administrative region
| Português | periferia |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | περιφέρεια periféreia |
| Русский | перифери́я periferíja |
Talk about this word "periphery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/periphery. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. periphery. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/periphery "periphery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/periphery.Cite this
@misc{periphery_2026,
title = {periphery},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/periphery},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
