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Webster 1913 Edition


Circumjacent

Cirˊcum-ja′cent

,
Adj.
[L.
circumjacens
, p. pr. of
circumjacere
;
circum
+
jacēre
to lie.]
Lying round; bordering on every side.
T. Fuller.

Webster 1828 Edition


Circumjacent

CIRCUMJACENT

,
Adj.
Lying round; bordering on every side.

Definition 2024


circumjacent

circumjacent

English

Adjective

circumjacent (not comparable)

  1. lying around; surrounding
    "...he had established his fame and dominion over the circumjacent tribes" (The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire ch. 64)

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