PERIPH'ERY, noun [Gr. around, and to bear.] The circumference of a circle, ellipsis, or other regular curvilinear figure.
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
PERIPH'ERY, noun [Gr. around, and to bear.] The circumference of a circle, ellipsis, or other regular curvilinear figure.
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