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circumferential

[ser-kuhm-fuh-ren-shuhl]

adjective

of, at, or near the circumference; surrounding; lying along the outskirts.

lying within the circumference.

circuitous; indirect: a circumferential manner of speech.

Origin:
1600–10; < Latin circumferenti(a) circumference + -al¹

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opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.

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circumference (səˈkʌmfərəns)

—n
1.	the boundary of a specific area or geometric figure, esp of a circle
2.	the length of a closed geometric curve, esp of a circle. The circumference of a circle is equal to the diameter multiplied by π

[C14: from Old French circonference, from Latin circumferre to carry around, from circum- + ferre to bear]

circumferential

—*adj*

circumfer'entially

—*adv*

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