peripherynoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/pəˈrɪf.ər.i/us/pəˈrɪf.ɚ.i/the outer edge of an area:
Houses have been built on the periphery of the factory site.
The ring road runs around the periphery of the city centre.
the less important part of a group or activity:
Many women feel they are being kept on the periphery of the armed forces.
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Edges & extremities of objects
- apex
- apices
- bevel
- border
- bottom
- brim
- crest
- edge
- framed
- fringe
- front
- head
- palm-fringed
- peripheral
- rim
- skirt
- surmount
- tip
- topmost
- vertex
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Things of little importance