periphery

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /pəˈrɪfəri/

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• (US) Hyphenation: pe‧riph‧ery
• (UK) Hyphenation: per‧iph‧ery

Noun

Singular periphery

Plural peripheries

1. (countable) A periphery is an outside boundary or surface of something.

   The suburbs are a city's periphery.

Related words

• peripheral
• peripherad