Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

periplous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: periplous
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of periplus.

Example Sentences

"In ancient Greek a periplous entailed the extended navigation of coasts and description of such journeys; its interminable lists of land- and sea-marks, anchorages and travel times, […] were a means of creating what Braudel […] called maps "made of memories laid end to end"."

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”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: περίπλους

Inflected Forms

periplouses (plural) periploi (plural)

Questions

What does periplous mean?: Alternative form of periplus.
Where does periplous come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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