Peripheries

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Periphery \Pe*riph"er*y\, n.; pl. {Peripheries}. [L. peripheria,
     Gr. perife`reia; peri` around + fe`rein to bear, carry: cf.
     F. p['e]riph['e]rie.]
     1. The outside or superficial portions of a body; the
        surface.
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     2. (Geom.) The circumference of a circle, ellipse, or other
        figure.
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