how to pronounce peripheral

/pəˈɹɪf.əɹ.əl/

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peripheral is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of peripheral in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… the minimal amount of peripheral damage …”

meanings of peripheral

adjective:

Auxiliary.
Related to or located in the peripheral nervous system.
Beside the point.
Unimportant.
On the periphery or boundary.

noun:

A peripheral device.
Perhipheral vision.

peripheral frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word peripheral occurs in english on average 9.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.