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Synonyms
pe·riph·er·y (pə-rĭf́ə-rē)

[Middle English periferie, from Medieval Latin periferia, from Late Latin peripherīa, from Greek periphereia, from peripherēs, carrying around, peri-, peri-, + pherein, to carry.]

noun: pl., -ies. 

  1. A line that forms the boundary of an area; a perimeter. See synonyms at circumference
  2. The surface of a solid.
    1. The outermost part or region within a precise boundary.
    2. A zone constituting an imprecise boundary.