Definition of PERIPLUS

periplus

Meanings

Plural: peripli, periploi, peripluses

Noun

  • An account of a voyage, particularly those of Hanno and Arrian, recording ports and coastal landmarks.
  • A voyage along a coast.
  • Synonym of circuit: the path or distance around a coast.
  • Synonym of circumnavigation: a voyage around an island or the world.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin periplūs (“account of a voyage”) and Ancient Greek περίπλους (períplous, “voyage, naval manouver, account of a voyage”), from περί (perí, “peri-: around”) + πλοῦς (ploûs, “voyage”), from πλεῖν (pleîn, “to swim”). Cf. French périple, Spanish periplo, & Italian periplo.

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