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circum-

circum- prefix: around, surrounding.

Prefix

circum-

  1. around, surrounding
    Synonyms:
    peri-, para-

Synonyms of circum-

Origin of circum-

Borrowed from Latin circum-, from circum, from circus. See also circle and circus.

Questions about circum-

What does circum- mean?
Circum- means around, surrounding.
What part of speech is circum-?
Circum- is a prefix.

Words near circum- in the dictionary

  1. circulize
  2. circulized
  3. circulizes
  4. circulizing
  5. circulus
  6. circum-
  7. circum-Caribbean
  8. circum-Jovian
  9. circum-Martian
  10. circumabdominal
  11. circumacetabular

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