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περίοδος
περίοδος περί-οδος, ἡ, a going round, a flank march, Hdt., Thuc. a way round, the circumference, circuit, compass, τοῦ τείχεος, τῆς λίμνης Hdt.; absol., τὴν π. in circumference, Hdt. γῆς π. a chart or map of the earth (cf. πίναξ) , Hdt., Ar. a going round in a circle, circuit, Plut. of Time, a cycle or period of time, Pind., Plat., etc. a prescribed course of life, system, Plat. a fit of intermittent fever, Dem. = περιφορά, a course at dinner, Xen.; π. λόγων table-talk, Xen. the orbit of a heavenly body, Xen. a well-rounded sentence, period, Arist.

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one who goes the rounds, patrol
a going round, a flank march

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περίοδος περί-οδος, ἡ, a going round, a flank march, Hdt., Thuc. a way round, the circumference, circuit, compass, τοῦ τείχεος, τῆς λίμνης Hdt.; absol., τὴν π. in circumference, Hdt. γῆς π. a chart or map of the earth (cf. πίναξ) , Hdt., Ar. a going round in a circle, circuit, Plut. of Time, a cycle or period of time, Pind., Plat., etc. a prescribed course of life, system, Plat. a fit of intermittent fever, Dem. = περιφορά, a course at dinner, Xen.; π. λόγων table-talk, Xen. the orbit of a heavenly body, Xen. a well-rounded sentence, period, Arist.
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25739
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peri/odos2

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