periscian

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adjective

Having the shadow moving all around.

OriginAncient Greek περίσκιος →
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Meanings

adjectiveperiscian (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparableHaving the shadow moving all around.
nounperiscian (plural periscians)

plural periscians

  1. One of those who live within a polar circle, whose shadows, during some summer days, will move entirely round, falling toward every point of the compass.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπερίσκιος“throwing the shado all round”
  2. Englishperiscian

From Ancient Greek περίσκιος (perískios, “throwing the shado all round”), from περί (perí, “around”) + σκιά (skiá, “shadow”); compare French périscien.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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