Definition of periplus in English:

periplus

(also periplous)

noun ˈpɛrɪplʌs

1Chiefly with reference to the titles of books by Arrian and Hanno: an account or narrative of a circumnavigation or other voyage; a manual of navigation.
2A circuit; a circumnavigation; a voyage or journey round a coastline; an epic journey, an odyssey.
3Ancient Greek Nautical. A manoeuvre in naval warfare involving sailing round an enemy fleet.

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in Samuel Purchas (bap. 1577, d. 1626), geographical editor and compiler and Church of England clergyman. From classical Latin periplūs account of a circumnavigation (Pliny, as the title of a work by Xenophon) from ancient Greek περίπλους circumnavigation, manoeuvre in naval warfare, in Hellenistic Greek also account of a circumnavigation from περι- + πλοῦς (uncontracted πλόος) voyage from an ablaut variant of the base of πλεῖν to swim.

Definition of periplus in US English:

periplus

(also periplous)

nounˈpɛrɪplʌs

1Chiefly with reference to the titles of books by Arrian and Hanno: an account or narrative of a circumnavigation or other voyage; a manual of navigation.
2A circuit; a circumnavigation; a voyage or journey round a coastline; an epic journey, an odyssey.
3Ancient Greek Nautical. A manoeuvre in naval warfare involving sailing round an enemy fleet.

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in Samuel Purchas (bap. 1577, d. 1626), geographical editor and compiler and Church of England clergyman. From classical Latin periplūs account of a circumnavigation (Pliny, as the title of a work by Xenophon) from ancient Greek περίπλους circumnavigation, manoeuvre in naval warfare, in Hellenistic Greek also account of a circumnavigation from περι- + πλοῦς (uncontracted πλόος) voyage from an ablaut variant of the base of πλεῖν to swim.

单词	periplus
释义	Definition of periplus in English: periplus (also periplous) noun ˈpɛrɪplʌs 1Chiefly with reference to the titles of books by Arrian and Hanno: an account or narrative of a circumnavigation or other voyage; a manual of navigation. 2A circuit; a circumnavigation; a voyage or journey round a coastline; an epic journey, an odyssey. 3Ancient Greek Nautical. A manoeuvre in naval warfare involving sailing round an enemy fleet. Origin Early 17th century; earliest use found in Samuel Purchas (bap. 1577, d. 1626), geographical editor and compiler and Church of England clergyman. From classical Latin periplūs account of a circumnavigation (Pliny, as the title of a work by Xenophon) from ancient Greek περίπλους circumnavigation, manoeuvre in naval warfare, in Hellenistic Greek also account of a circumnavigation from περι- + πλοῦς (uncontracted πλόος) voyage from an ablaut variant of the base of πλεῖν to swim. Definition of periplus in US English: periplus (also periplous) nounˈpɛrɪplʌs 1Chiefly with reference to the titles of books by Arrian and Hanno: an account or narrative of a circumnavigation or other voyage; a manual of navigation. 2A circuit; a circumnavigation; a voyage or journey round a coastline; an epic journey, an odyssey. 3Ancient Greek Nautical. A manoeuvre in naval warfare involving sailing round an enemy fleet. Origin Early 17th century; earliest use found in Samuel Purchas (bap. 1577, d. 1626), geographical editor and compiler and Church of England clergyman. From classical Latin periplūs account of a circumnavigation (Pliny, as the title of a work by Xenophon) from ancient Greek περίπλους circumnavigation, manoeuvre in naval warfare, in Hellenistic Greek also account of a circumnavigation from περι- + πλοῦς (uncontracted πλόος) voyage from an ablaut variant of the base of πλεῖν to swim.
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