periphery
noun [C usually singular] /pəˈrɪf.ər.i/
/-ˈrɪf.ɚ-/ Definition
› 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.Edges and extremities of objectsSurfaces of objects › the less important part of a group or activity: Many women feel they are being kept on the periphery of the armed forces.Things of little importance
(Definition of periphery noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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