Pĕrĭēgēsis
Pĕrĭēgēsis, is, f., = Περιήγησις, a leading round to exhibit whatever is worth notice; hence, a geographical description. This term is used as the title of a poem by Avienus.—Hence, pĕrĭēgētĭcus, i, m., the writer of travels: Metrodorus, Lact. ad Stat. Th. 3, 479.
No short def.
Headword (normalized):
pĕrĭēgēsis
Headword (normalized/stripped):
periegesis
Intro Text:
Pĕrĭēgēsis, is, f., = Περιήγησις, a leading round to exhibit whatever is worth notice; hence, a geographical description. This term is used as the title of a poem by Avienus.—Hence, pĕrĭēgētĭcus, i, m., the writer of travels: Metrodorus, Lact. ad Stat. Th. 3, 479.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n35050
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