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Peripheries

Periphery \Pe*riph"er*y\, n.; pl. Peripheries. [L. peripheria, Gr. ?; ? around + fe`rein to bear, carry: cf. F. p['e]riph['e]rie.]

  1. The outside or superficial portions of a body; the surface.

  2. (Geom.) The circumference of a circle, ellipse, or other figure.

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peripheries

n. (plural of periphery English)