peripheral (a)

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type a
lex_filenum 00
def on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary
def the outer area
examples Russia's peripheral provinces
peripheral suburbs
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Derivationally related form peripheral → periphery
Antonym peripheral → central
Similar to circumferential; fringy, marginal; encircling(a), skirting(a); off-base
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Antonym central → peripheral
Similar to circumferential; fringy, marginal; encircling(a), skirting(a); off-base
Derived from adjective peripherally → peripheral
Derivationally related form periphery → peripheral

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