peripheralityn.
/pᵻˌrɪfəˈralᵻti/, U.S. /pəˌrɪfəˈrælədi/ The fact, quality, or position of being peripheral or marginal. Chiefly in extended use. Cf. marginality n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > other
imponderability1799
uninfluentiality1880
dispensability1883
eliminability1895
quotidianism1913
peripherality1935
tokenism1962
kitschiness1971
second-lining1972
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > [noun] > property of being marginal
peripherality1935
1935 Amer. Anthropologist 37 564 He saw and emphasized historical problems where the documents..were lacking; and he recognised the phenomenon of peripherality.
1971 I. M. Lewis Ecstatic Relig. iii. 87 The peripherality of women in this sense is..a general feature of all those societies in which men hold a secure monopoly of the major power positions.
2003 Irish News (Nexis) 27 Mar. 29 There is little doubt that the peripherality of the border regions from Belfast and Dublin has a serious impact on the employment prospects of people who live there.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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