periphery

🇺🇸 /pəˈrɪfəri/ 🇬🇧 /pəˈrɪfəri/
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noun
R

the edge or border around the outside of a place

They planted flowers on the periphery of the schoolyard.

R

a less central part or aspect of something

The coffee shop is popular among artists living on the periphery of the city's cultural scene.

translation

n. the edge or border around the outside of a place; a less central part or aspect of something

Word Forms

Plural peripheries