περιγραφή

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • outline, general description
  • circumference, circuit
  • that which is marked by an outline, impression
  • (geometry) circumscribed figure
  • limit, termination
  • (rhetoric) compass of expression
  • (grammar) breaking off, conclusion
  • (law) circumvention, fraud

Etymology

Suffix from Ancient Greek περῐγρᾰ́φω (determine, define, limit).

Origin

Ancient Greek

περῐγρᾰ́φω

Gloss

determine, define, limit

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