How do you pronounce perioecus?

The recorded pronunciation is /pɛɹɪˈiːkəs/.

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perioecus

/pɛɹɪˈiːkəs/

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"How comes it to pass, that in the same site, in one latitude, to such as are periœci, there should be such difference of soil, complexion, colour, metal, air, etc."

From Late Latin perioeci, from Ancient Greek περίοικοι (períoikoi), plural of περίοικος (períoikos, “neighbour”), from περι- (peri-, “peri-”) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house”).

perioeci (plural) periœcus (alternative)

antoecus antipodean ecumenic

How do you pronounce perioecus?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɛɹɪˈiːkəs/.
What does perioecus mean?: Someone living on the same latitude as someone else, but on a different or opposite side of the world; one's antithesis.
Where does perioecus come from?: From Late Latin perioeci, from Ancient Greek περίοικοι (períoikoi), plural of περίοικος (períoikos, “neighbour”), from περι- (peri-, “peri-”) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house”).

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