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peripheries
Variant of periphery
noun pl. peripheries
- a boundary line, esp. that of a rounded figure; perimeter
- an outside surface, esp. that of a rounded object or body
- surrounding space or area; outer parts; environs or outskirts
- Anat. the area surrounding a nerve ending
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