periplus
1 synonym for periplus, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A written record of a sea journey, noting the ports and coastal features passed.
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Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Etymology
Taken from Latin periplūs (“account of a voyage”) and Ancient Greek περίπλους (períplous, “voyage, naval manouver, account of a voyage”), itself from περί (perí, “peri-: around”) plus πλοῦς (ploûs, “voyage”), from πλεῖν (pleîn, “to sail”). Compare French périple, Spanish periplo, and Italian periplo.
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