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circumjacent

 
Dictionary: cir·cum·ja·cent   (sûr'kəm-jā'sənt) pronunciation
adj.
Lying around; surrounding.

[Latin circumiacēns, circumiacent-, present participle of circumiacēre, to lie around : circum-, circum- + iacēre, to lie.]


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[fr. L. circumjacere, to lie around]  /sir kum JAY sent/
adjacent on all sides: surrounding
 
 
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