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Peripheral adj.

Of or pertaining to a periphery; constituting a periphery; peripheric.

(Anat.) External; away from the center; on or near the surface; as, the peripheral portion of the nervous system.

Pertaining to minor, unimportant, superficial, or irrelevant aspects of the matter in question; as, peripheral isssues are dealt with in the appendix.

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Etymology of 'Peripheral'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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