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Periscii

Periscians \Pe*ris"cians\, Periscii \Pe*ris"ci*i\, n. pl. [NL. See Periscian.] Those who live within a polar circle, whose shadows, during some summer days, will move entirely round, falling toward every point of the compass.

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periscii

n. The inhabitants of the polar regions (whose shadows, during part of the summer, make a complete revolution).

Usage examples of "periscii".

The Periscii, living within the Polar circle, see the sun move round them, and consequently project their shadows in all directions (J.