perioecus

Meaning

Noun

  • Someone living on the same latitude as someone else, but on a different or opposite side of the world; one's antithesis.

Origin

  • From Late Latin perioeci, from Ancient Greek περίοικοι, plural of περίοικος, from περι- + οἶκος.

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