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circumterraneous

circumterraneous adjective: being or dwelling around the Earth.

Adjective

circumterraneous (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Being or dwelling around the Earth.
    • H. Hallywell
      circumterraneous demouns

Origin of circumterraneous

From circum- + terraneous.

Questions about circumterraneous

What does circumterraneous mean?
Circumterraneous means being or dwelling around the Earth.
What part of speech is circumterraneous?
Circumterraneous is an adjective.

Words near circumterraneous in the dictionary

  1. circumstellar discs
  2. circumstellar disk
  3. circumstomal
  4. circumstriate
  5. circumtabular
  6. circumterraneous
  7. circumterrestrial
  8. circumtibial
  9. circumtonsillar
  10. circumtread
  11. circumtreading

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