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Periphractic

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Periphractic is an adjective meaning Enclosed; surrounded by some barrier.

Meaning

Enclosed; surrounded by some barrier.

More Meanings

  1. (sociology) Marginalizing; making a group peripheral and thereby denying them access to something.

Example Sentences

periphractic space

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include semienclosed, epiperimetric, periliminal, circumstant, circumparasitic, periphallic.

semienclosedepiperimetricperiliminalcircumstantcircumparasiticperiphalliccircumscriptiveperilabyrinthineabstricteddelimitedperidomiciliaryparentheticalperiparasiticintermuralcircumambientextraclaustralpericryptalperientericperijunctionalcircumjacent

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