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How to spell perimeter

Perimeter is spelled P-E-R-I-M-E-T-E-R.

hear itpe·rim·e·ter/pə'rɪmɪtər/nounHidden vowels

What it means: The outer edge or boundary of an area.

In a sentence: The fence goes around the perimeter of the playground.

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Same family: perimeter(s), peripheral, parameter, circumference, boundary. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Perimeter comes from Greek roots: 'peri' meaning 'around' and 'metron' meaning 'measure.' It literally means 'a measure around,' which is exactly what you do when you find the distance around a shape.

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