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circumambience

[sur-kuhm-am-bee-uhnt]

cir·cum·am·bi·ent

[sur-kuhm-am-bee-uhnt]
adjective
surrounding; encompassing: circumambient gloom.

Origin:
1625–35; < Late Latin circumambient- (stem of circumambiēns). See circum-, ambient

cir·cum·am·bi·ence, cir·cum·am·bi·en·cy, noun
cir·cum·am·bi·ent·ly, adverb
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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

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