periplus C2+ Topic:Time US /ˈpɛrɪpləs/ UK /ˈperɪpləs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an ancient narrative account of a coastal voyage listing ports and landmarks The Greek periplus described every harbor along the Red Sea. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an ancient narrative... circumnavigation Word family Related forms periphery Etymology AI details Borrowed from Greek periplous ('a sailing around'), from peri- ('around') + plous ('a sailing, voyage'), from plein ('to sail'). periplous Ancient Greek peri Ancient Greek plein Old French View etymology graph -> Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # periplus **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpɛrɪpləs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈperɪpləs/ ## Meanings 1. an ancient narrative account of a coastal voyage listing ports and landmarks ## Examples - The Greek periplus described every harbor along the Red Sea. ## Synonyms - circumnavigation ## Related Forms - periphery ## Roots and Affixes - Root: periplous - Root: peri - Root: plein ## Etymology Borrowed from Greek periplous ('a sailing around'), from peri- ('around') + plous ('a sailing, voyage'), from plein ('to sail'). ## AI Etymology Periplus is borrowed from Greek periplous ('a sailing around'), from peri- ('around') + plous ('a sailing, voyage'), from plein ('to sail'). Important recorded forms include periplous (Ancient Greek), peri (Ancient Greek), and plein (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers an ancient narrative account of a coastal voyage listing ports and landmarks. The wider family includes related words such as periphery. ## Topics - Time markdown