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circumduces

circumduces is the third-person singular simple present indicative of circumduce.

Meaning of circumduce

Verb

circumduce (third-person singular simple present circumduces, present participle circumducing, simple past and past participle circumduced)

  1. (Scotland, archaic, transitive) To declare elapsed, as the time allowed for introducing evidence.
    • But come, Dominie, I have allowed you a competent space to express your feelings. I must circumduce the term; you must let me proceed in my examination.1815 February 24, [Walter Scott], Guy Mannering; or, The Astrologer. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown...

Questions about circumduces

What is circumduces the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Circumduces is the third-person singular simple present indicative of circumduce.

Words near circumduces in the dictionary

  1. circumdenudations
  2. circumdiameter
  3. circumdiameters
  4. circumduce
  5. circumduced
  6. circumduces
  7. circumducing
  8. circumduct
  9. circumducted
  10. circumducting
  11. circumduction

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