Definition of periegesis in English:

periegesis

noun ˌpɛrɪəˈdʒiːsɪs

A description of a place or region; a survey. Also in extended use. rare before 19th cent.

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in Ben Jonson (?1573–1637), poet and playwright. From Hellenistic Greek περιήγησις the action of leading about as a guide, a description such as that given by a guide, especially in work titles, already in ancient Greek denoting an outline from ancient Greek περι- + Hellenistic Greek ἥγησις leading, after ancient Greek περιηγεῖσθαι to lead round.

Definition of periegesis in US English:

periegesis

nounˌpɛrɪəˈdʒiːsɪs

A description of a place or region; a survey. Also in extended use. rare before 19th cent.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Henry Savile (1549–1622), mathematician and classical scholar. From Hellenistic Greek περιήγησις the action of leading about as a guide, a description such as that given by a guide, especially in work titles, already in ancient Greek denoting an outline from ancient Greek περι- + Hellenistic Greek ἥγησις leading, after ancient Greek περιηγεῖσθαι to lead round.

单词	periegesis
释义	Definition of periegesis in English: periegesis noun ˌpɛrɪəˈdʒiːsɪs A description of a place or region; a survey. Also in extended use. rare before 19th cent. Origin Early 17th century; earliest use found in Ben Jonson (?1573–1637), poet and playwright. From Hellenistic Greek περιήγησις the action of leading about as a guide, a description such as that given by a guide, especially in work titles, already in ancient Greek denoting an outline from ancient Greek περι- + Hellenistic Greek ἥγησις leading, after ancient Greek περιηγεῖσθαι to lead round. Definition of periegesis in US English: periegesis nounˌpɛrɪəˈdʒiːsɪs A description of a place or region; a survey. Also in extended use. rare before 19th cent. Origin Late 16th century; earliest use found in Henry Savile (1549–1622), mathematician and classical scholar. From Hellenistic Greek περιήγησις the action of leading about as a guide, a description such as that given by a guide, especially in work titles, already in ancient Greek denoting an outline from ancient Greek περι- + Hellenistic Greek ἥγησις leading, after ancient Greek περιηγεῖσθαι to lead round.
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