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circum-
pref.
Around; about: circumlunar.
[Latin, from circum, around, accusative of circus, circle; see circle.]
circum-
prefix
around; surrounding; on all sides circumlocution circumrotate
[from Latin circum around, from circus circle]
circum-
A prefix meaning "around", as in circumscribe, to draw a figure around another figure.
Translations
circum-
pref → um-, um … herum
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