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  1.                 From GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English, version 0.54:
                    

    Perimeter (?), n. [Gr. <?>; περί around + <?> measure: cf. F. périmètre.]

    1. (Geom.) The outer boundary of a body or figure, or the sum of all the sides.

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    2. An instrument for determining the extent and shape of the field of vision.

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