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circumambient

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cir⋅cum⋅am⋅bi⋅ent

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

Origin:
1625–35; < LL circumambient- (s. 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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cir·cum·am·bi·ent   (sûr'kəm-ām'bē-ənt)   
adj.  Encompassing on all sides; surrounding.
cir'cum·am'bi·ence, cir'cum·am'bi·en·cy n., cir'cum·am'bi·ent·ly adv.
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