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circumgestation

circumgestation noun: the act or process of carrying about.

Noun

circumgestation (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, religious) The act or process of carrying about.
    • circumgestation of the eucharist to be adored1664-1667, Jeremy Taylor, Dissuasive from Popery

Origin of circumgestation

From Latin circumgestare (“to carry around”), from circum + gestare (“to carry”).

Questions about circumgestation

What does circumgestation mean?
Circumgestation means the act or process of carrying about.
What part of speech is circumgestation?
Circumgestation is a noun.

Words near circumgestation in the dictionary

  1. circumfusions
  2. circumgalactic
  3. circumgalactic medium
  4. circumgastric
  5. circumgenital
  6. circumgestation
  7. circumglabellar
  8. circumglobal
  9. circumglobally
  10. circumglossal
  11. circumgyrate

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