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PERIDROME
Definition of PERIDROME
noun
The space between the columns and the wall of the cella in an Ancient Greek or Roman temple
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek περίδρομος (perídromos), meaning "running around, that which surrounds": compare French péridrome.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.3%
of traced words share this origin (10,613)
branch · 12.3% of traced words
How it is built
Its etymology also names French.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PERIDROME in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 23 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 152, 19 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PERIDROME starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEEIMOPRR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and R appear more than once.
Words that start PERIDR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PERIDROME?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 152 - and most players walked straight past it.
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