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'All the way around'.
For example, to circumnavigate the world is to travel all the way around it.
Circumference is the line that is all around a circle.
To circumcise something is to cut all the way around something.
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What does the root word circum mean?
The root Circum means "Round"
What is a word that has the root word circum?
"Encircle" is a word that contains the root word "circum." It means to surround or form a circle around something.
What does circum mean in the word circumspect?
the answer to your question what does the word circum mean in the word circamspect is AROUND.
What does circum- mean at the beginning of a word?
Circum means around. This was one of my stems.
What does circum mean?
"Circum" is a Latin root and means "around." "Circus" is so called from the rings enclosing the show, (three-ring circus). So, "circumnavigate" means to navigate around, as in circumnavigate the globe. "Circumcise" means to cut around, (from the same root as "incision"). There are 204 words containing the root "circum" in Webster's Second International dictionary.
What the Latin root that means around?
Around in Latin can be undique, circum or circa.
What does the affix circum mean?
The affix "circum-" means around, about, or surrounding. It is commonly used in English to convey the idea of going around something or being all around it.
What part of the word is the root of a prefix?
The root is the prefix.Examples:Auto (automobile, autotech, autobot.. lol)Circum (circumstance, circumsize, circumvent)
What is the 6-letter root word meaning around or about?
The 6-letter root word you are looking for is "circum," which means around or about.
What is a 6-letter root word meaning around or about?
"Circum" eg. circumspect , circumference , circumduction
What is root word for circumcise?
The root word for circumcise is "circum-" which means around or about, and "-cise" which means to cut or to remove. Together, circumcise means to cut around or remove the foreskin from the penis.
What does circum zised mean?
to take something off cut around - - circum - around (e.g. in circumference & circumnavigate), cise - cut (as in scissors & excise)
