periphery
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plural
peripheries
plural
peripheries
Learner's definition of PERIPHERY
[count]
formal
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the outside edge of an area
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the area that surrounds a place or thing
— often + of
— often used figuratively
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A fence was built around the periphery of the site.
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The factory is located on the periphery of the city.
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the periphery of society
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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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