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Peripatetic
peripatetic
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peripheral nerve entrapment syndrome
peripheral nervous system
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periphery region
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periphery region

pe·riph·er·y re·gion (plural pe·riph·er·y re·gions)


noun 
Definition:
 
area outside the economic center: a geographic area lies just outside an area of key economic activity

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