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circum- prefix around; surrounding; on all sides circumlocution circumrotate [from Latin circum around, from circus circle]
Translations circum- pref → um-, um … herum How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The shell of the circum- stances of his life was broken and he was compelled to start forth. The noise at night would have been annoying to me ordinarily, but I didn't mind it in the present circum- stances, because it kept me from hearing the quacks detaching legs and arms from the day's cripples. It was deep, and dark, and awful; the hour, the circum- stances, the surroundings, were in keeping with it. |
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