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periphery
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periphery
(noun)
periphery
/pə
ˈ
rɪfəri/
noun
plural
peripheries
periphery
/pə
ˈ
rɪfəri/
noun
plural
peripheries
Britannica Dictionary definition of PERIPHERY
[
count
]
formal
:
the outside edge of an area
:
the area that surrounds a place or thing
—
often +
of
A fence was built around the
periphery of
the site.
The factory is located on the
periphery of
the city.
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often used figuratively
the
periphery of
society
There was little we could do as we watched the case unfold from the
periphery
. [=we were not actively involved so there was little we could do]
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