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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Periphery \Pe*riph"er*y\, noun; 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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
periphery
noun: the outside boundary or surface of something [syn: {fringe}, {outer boundary}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
84 Moby Thesaurus words for "periphery": alentours, ambience, ambit, border, borderlands, bound, boundaries, boundary, bounds, bourns, brim, circle, circuit, circumambiencies, circumference, circumjacencies, circumscription, circumstances, compass, confines, context, coordinates, cortex, covering, crust, edge, edges, entourage, envelope, environing circumstances, environment, environs, epidermis, exterior, external, facade, face, facet, fringe, fringes, front, gestalt, habitat, integument, limitations, limits, lineaments, marches, margin, metes, metes and bounds, milieu, neighborhood, outer face, outer layer, outer side, outer skin, outline, outlines, outposts, outside, outskirts, pale, parameters, perimeter, precincts, purlieus, rim, rind, shell, situation, skin, skirts, suburbs, superficies, superstratum, surface, surroundings, top, total environment, verge, verges, vicinage, vicinity
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