different between periphery vs outskirt

English

Etymology

From Middle English periferie, from Old French peripherie, from Late Latin peripheria, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (periphéreia, “the line around the circle, circumference, part of a circle, an arc, the outer surface”), from ????????? (peripher?s, “moving around, round, circular”), from ???????? (periphér?, “I carry around, move around”), from ???? (perí, “around, about, near”) (English peri-) + ???? (phér?, “I bear, carry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p????f??i/
• Hyphenation US: pe?riph?ery; UK: per?iph?ery

Noun

periphery (plural peripheries)

1. The outside boundary, parts or surface of something.

   The suburbs are a city's periphery.

2. A first-rank administrative division of Greece, subdivided in provinces.

Antonyms

• center

Related terms

• peripherad
• peripheral

Translations

Further reading

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

English

Etymology

out- +? skirt

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?a?tsk?t/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?a?tsk??t/
• Hyphenation: out?skirt

Noun

outskirt (plural outskirts)

1. A more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb.

   Many people commute into the business district from the outskirts of town.

Usage notes

• As a noun, plural form is much more common.
• In attributive use, the singular form is more common.

Translations

Verb

outskirt (third-person singular simple present outskirts, present participle outskirting, simple past and past participle outskirted)

1. (transitive) To surround as an outskirt.