different between peripheral vs paraphernalia

English

Etymology

From peripher(y) +? -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p????f(?)?(?)l/, /p????fi.?l/

Adjective

peripheral (comparative more peripheral, superlative most peripheral)

1. On the periphery or boundary.
2. Beside the point.
3. Unimportant.
4. Auxiliary.
5. (neuroanatomy) Related to or located in the peripheral nervous system.

Derived terms

• peripheralise, peripheralize
• peripherally
• peripheral vision
• peripheral nervous system

Related terms

• periphery

Translations

Noun

peripheral (plural peripherals)

1. (computing) A peripheral device.
2. Perhipheral vision.
   • 2014, Bill Ladson, "Zimmerman handles left field with ease -- and no E's" on MLB.com

     I was kind of looking at the ball, keeping him in my peripheral and all of sudden I see him closing in on the ball.

Synonyms

• peripheral device

Translations

Further reading

• peripheral in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• peripheral in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

A loan from Ancient Greek ????????? (parápherna, “goods which a wife brings over and above her dowry”), a compound of ???? (pará, “beside”) +? ????? (phern?, “dowry”), i.e. “things additional to a dowry”. In the propertied classes, a dowry was placed under the control of the husband, while the paraphernalia which she brought with her remained the wife’s property.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?pæ??f??ne?li.?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p???f??ne?li.?/, /?p???f??ne?li.?/
• Rhymes: -e?li?
• Hyphenation: par?a?pher?na?lia

Noun

paraphernalia pl (plural only)

1. Miscellaneous items, especially the set of equipment required for a particular activity.

   Synonym: stuff
2. (archaic, family law) Things a married woman owns, such as clothing and jewellery, apart from her dowry.

   Synonym: parapherna

Translations

Further reading

• paraphernalia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia