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periphractic

periphractic adjective: enclosed; surrounded by some barrier.

Adjective

periphractic (not comparable)

  1. Enclosed; surrounded by some barrier.
  2. Marginalizing; making a group peripheral and thereby denying them access to something.
    • periphractic space

Origin of periphractic

From Ancient Greek περιφρακτικός (periphraktikós), from φράσσω (phrássō).

Questions about periphractic

What does periphractic mean?
Periphractic means enclosed; surrounded by some barrier.
What part of speech is periphractic?
Periphractic is an adjective.

Words near periphractic in the dictionary

  1. peripherovascular
  2. periphery
  3. periphilin
  4. periphlebitis
  5. periphloem
  6. periphractic
  7. periphrase
  8. periphrased
  9. periphrases
  10. periphrasic
  11. periphrasing

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