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adjective
surrounding; encompassing:
circumambient gloom.
Origin:
1625–35;
<
Late Latin
circumambient-
(stem of
circumambiēns
).
See
circum-
,
ambient
Related forms
cir·cum·am·bi·ence,
cir·cum·am·bi·en·cy,
noun
cir·cum·am·bi·ent·ly,
adverb
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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circumambient
(ˌsɜːkəmˈæmbɪənt)
—
adj
surrounding
[C17: from Late Latin
circumambīre,
from
circum-
+
ambīre
to go round]
circum'ambience
—
n
circum'ambiency
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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