periplus

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈpɛrɪpləs/ UK /ˈperɪpləs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
an ancient narrative account of a coastal voyage listing ports and landmarks

The Greek periplus described every harbor along the Red Sea.

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Synonyms

1 noun · an ancient narrative... circumnavigation

Word family

Related forms periphery

Etymology

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

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# 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
- General Vocabulary

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