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There are 15 ten-letter words beginning with PERIP

PERIPETEIA	• peripeteia n. (Drama) A sudden reversal of fortune as a plot point in Classical tragedy. • peripeteia n. (By extension) Any sudden change in circumstances; a crisis. • peripeteia n. (Psychoanalysis) A turning point in psychosocial development.
PERIPETIAN	• PERIPETIAN adj. of or like a peripeteia, a sudden or unexpected reversal of circumstances or situation, also PERIPETEIAN.
PERIPETIAS	• peripetias n. Plural of peripetia. • PERIPETIA n. (Greek) a sudden and violent change in circumstances, esp. in drama, also PERIPETEIA, PERIPETY.
PERIPETIES	• peripeties n. Plural of peripety. • PERIPETY n. (Greek) a sudden change in a course of events.
PERIPHERAL	• peripheral adj. On the periphery or boundary. • peripheral adj. Beside the point. • peripheral adj. Unimportant.
PERIPHERIC	• peripheric adj. Peripheral. • PERIPHERIC adj. (archaic) relating to a periphery, also PERIPHERICAL.
PERIPHONIC	• PERIPHONIC adj. relating to a sound system with many speakers.
PERIPHRASE	• periphrase n. (Rhetoric) The use of more words than are necessary to express the idea; a roundabout, or indirect… • periphrase v. (Transitive) To express by periphrase or circumlocution. • periphrase v. (Intransitive) To use circumlocution.
PERIPHYTIC	• periphytic adj. Relating to periphytons. • PERIPHYTIC adj. relating to a periphyton.
PERIPHYTON	• periphyton n. (Ecology) A mixture of algae, cyanobacteria, heterotrophic microbes, and detritus that is attached to… • PERIPHYTON n. aquatic organisms which are attached to, or cling to, stems and leaves of rooted plants, rocks, etc.
PERIPLASMS	• periplasms n. Plural of periplasm. • PERIPLASM n. the region inside the wall of a biological cell.
PERIPLASTS	• periplasts n. Plural of periplast. • PERIPLAST n. an intercellular substance; the ectoplasm of flagellates.
PERIPLUSES	• peripluses n. Plural of periplus. • PERIPLUS n. a voyage or trip around something.
PERIPROCTS	• periprocts n. Plural of periproct. • PERIPROCT n. the region surrounding the anus, particularly of echinoderms.
PERIPTERAL	• peripteral adj. (Architecture) peripterous. • peripteral adj. (Zoology) peripterous. • PERIPTERAL adj. having a row of columns on every side.

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