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circumjacent

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Adjective
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cir=cum=ja=cent

CIDE DICTIONARY

circumjacenta. [L. circumjacens, p. pr. of circumjacere; circum + jac to lie.].
     Lying round; bordering on every side.  T. Fuller.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

circumjacent, adj. situated around.

Etymology
L circumjacere (as CIRCUM-, jaceo lie)

ROGET THESAURUS

circumjacent

Circumjacence

N circumjacence, circumambience, environment, encompassment, atmosphere, medium, surroundings, outpost, border, girdle, outskirts, boulebards, suburbs, purlieus, precincts, faubourgs, environs, entourage, banlieue, neighborhood, vicinage, vicinity, circumjacent, circumambient, circumfluent, ambient, surrounding, circumferential, suburban, around, about, without, on every side, on all sides, right and left, all round, round about.


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