Periplous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Periplous is a noun meaning Alternative form of periplus.
Meaning
Alternative form of periplus.
Example Sentences
In ancient Greek a periplous entailed the extended navigation of coasts and description of such journeys; its interminable lists of land- and sea-marks, anchorages and travel times, […] were a means of creating what Braudel […] called maps "made of memories laid end to end".
Word Forms
- periplouses
- periploi
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pari, peripetia, periecian, epistoler, postliminy, epiphoneme.
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