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periphery

/pəˈrɪf(ə)ri

noun (plural peripheries)

1The outer limits or edge of an area or object: new buildings on the periphery of the hospital site...

One morning, a village on the periphery of a city wakes up to find itself bifurcated by the construction of a National Highway.
On the periphery of the print, I can see the living room décor as it used to be.
On the periphery of my hearing, I caught a high pitched keening sound - the sonic pulse.

Synonyms

edge, outer edge, margin, fringe, boundary, border, perimeter, circumference, rim, verge, borderline;

outskirts, outer limits/regions/reaches, bounds

literary bourn, marge, skirt

rare ambit

1.1A marginal or secondary position in, or aspect of, a group, subject, or sphere of activity: a shift in power from the centre to the periphery...

On the positive side it has assisted in moving issues about ageing from the periphery to the centre of political debate.
In order to arrive at new prisms of analysis, we need to further de-center the West itself and look at what once were considered peripheries as centers in their own right, with their own capacity for creating history.
In sum, the prefect was the indispensable link between the centre and the periphery.

Origin

Late 16th century (denoting a line that forms the boundary of something): via late Latin from Greek periphereia 'circumference', from peripherēs 'revolving around', from peri- 'around' + pherein 'to bear'.

单词	periphery
释义	periphery /pəˈrɪf(ə)ri / noun (plural peripheries) 1The outer limits or edge of an area or object: new buildings on the periphery of* the hospital site... One morning, a village on the periphery of a city wakes up to find itself bifurcated by the construction of a National Highway. On the periphery of the print, I can see the living room décor as it used to be. On the periphery of my hearing, I caught a high pitched keening sound - the sonic pulse. Synonyms edge, outer edge, margin, fringe, boundary, border, perimeter, circumference, rim, verge, borderline; outskirts, outer limits/regions/reaches, bounds literary* bourn, marge, skirt rare ambit 1.1A marginal or secondary position in, or aspect of, a group, subject, or sphere of activity: a shift in power from the centre to the periphery... On the positive side it has assisted in moving issues about ageing from the periphery to the centre of political debate. In order to arrive at new prisms of analysis, we need to further de-center the West itself and look at what once were considered peripheries as centers in their own right, with their own capacity for creating history. In sum, the prefect was the indispensable link between the centre and the periphery. Origin Late 16th century (denoting a line that forms the boundary of something): via late Latin from Greek periphereia 'circumference', from peripherēs 'revolving around', from peri- 'around' + pherein 'to bear'. Rhymes midwifery
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