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circumgyration

[ sur-kuhm-jahy-rey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. a revolution or circular movement.

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  • cir·cum·gy·ra·to·ry [sur-k, uh, m-, jahy, -r, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of circumgyration1

First recorded in 1595–1605, circumgyration is from the Late Latin word circumgȳrātion- (stem of circumgȳrātiō ). See circum-, gyration

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