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adj
Having the shadow moving all around.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, not-comparable
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noun
One of those who live within a polar circle, whose shadows, during some summer days, will move entirely round, falling toward every point of the compass.
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History
From Ancient Greek περίσκιος (perískios, “throwing the shado all round”), from περί (perí, “around”) + σκιά (skiá, “shadow”); compare French périscien.
