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peripheral

  • adjective
  • /pəˈɹɪf(ə)ɹ(ə)l/

On the periphery or boundary.

Other meanings

  1. beside the point.

  2. Related to or located in the peripheral nervous system.

Related words

  • centroperipheral
  • entoperipheral
  • epiperipheral
  • midperipheral
  • nonperipheral
  • peripheralism
  • peripheralist
  • peripherality
  • peripheralness
  • peripherin
  • peripherome
  • semiperipheral

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