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periphery
 

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Noun periphery has 1 sense
  1. periphery, fringe, outer boundary - the outside boundary or surface of something
    --1 is a kind of boundary, edge, bound

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Term: Periphery

Definition: Noun

  • The outer edge or boundary of something.

  • The area surrounding the main part or central core.

  • An area or group that is considered to be outside the mainstream or central focus.

Sample sentences:

  1. The small town is on the periphery of the city.

  2. He always feels like he is on the periphery of the conversation, never fully included.

  3. The innovation started in the peripheries of society and gradually gained acceptance.

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