περιγραφή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From περῐγρᾰ́φω (perigráphō, to define, determine, limit) + (-ḗ).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

περῐγρᾰφή • (perigraphḗ) f (genitive περῐγρᾰφῆς); first declension

  1. outline, general description
  2. circumference, circuit
  3. that which is marked by an outline, impression
  4. (geometry) circumscribed figure
  5. limit, termination
  6. (rhetoric) compass of expression
  7. (grammar) breaking off, conclusion
  8. (law) circumvention, fraud

Declension

Descendants

  • English: perigraph
  • Greek: περιγραφή (perigrafí)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

περι- (peri-, around) + γράφω (gráfo, write, draw)

Noun

περιγραφή • (perigrafí) f (plural περιγραφές)

  1. description, account
  2. (geometry) delineation

Declension

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