periplous

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A form of periplus — An account of a voyage, particularly those of Hanno and Arrian, recording ports and coastal landmarks.

OriginAncient Greek περίπλους →
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Meanings

nounperiplous (plural periplouses or periploi)

plural periplouses · plural periploi

  1. alternativeAlternative form of periplus.

    In ancient Greek a periplous entailed the extended navigation of coasts and description of such journeys; its interminable lists of land- and sea-marks, anchorages and travel times, […] were a means of creating what Braudel […] called maps "made of memories laid end to end".

    2013, Cyprian Broodbank, The Making of the Middle Sea, London: Thomas and Hudson, →ISBN, page 72

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπερίπλους“voyage, naval manouver, account of a voyage”
  2. Englishperiplous

From Ancient Greek περίπλους (períplous, “voyage, naval manouver, account of a voyage”), from περί (perí, “peri-: around”) + πλοῦς (ploûs, “voyage”), from πλεῖν (pleîn, “to swim”).

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periplous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periplous

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“periplous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periplous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “periplous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periplous.

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