Periphery
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pəˈɹɪf.ə.ɹi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Periphery is a noun meaning The outside boundary, parts or surface of something.
Meaning
The outside boundary, parts or surface of something.
More Meanings
- A first-rank administrative division of Greece, subdivided into provinces.
- (grammar, linguistics) The more anomalous and infrequent aspects of a language, as opposed to the frequent and regular core aspects.
Example Sentences
The suburbs are a city's periphery.
Tumor location was concentrated in the macula and superonasal periphery in patients 13.2 months.
The phrase 'Imperial Manila' is used throughout the archipelago to denote the capital-heavy decision-making and the imposition of the will and culture of the political and economic centre on the peripheries.
Word Forms
- peripheries
Synonyms for periphery
Depending on context, synonyms include fringe.
Antonyms for periphery
Common opposites include center.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fringe, peripheral, peripherality, marginalization, marginalized, outermost.
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