English Explanatory Dictionary

periplous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of periplus.

Word forms

periplous periplouses periploi

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περίπλους (períplous, “voyage, naval manouver, account of a voyage”), from περί (perí, “peri-: around”) + πλοῦς (ploûs, “voyage”), from πλεῖν (pleîn, “to swim”).

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