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circumambulatory
Variant of circumambulate
circumambulate
definition
circum·am·bu·late (-am′byo̵̅o̅ lāt′)
transitive verb, intransitive verb circumambulated -·lat′ed, circumambulating -·lat′·ing
to walk around
Etymology: < LL circumambulatus, pp. of circumambulare < L circum (see circum-) + ambulare (see ambulate)
Related Forms:
- circumambulation cir′cum·am′·bu·la′·tion noun
- circumambulatory cir′cum·am′·bu·la·to′ry (-lə tôr′ē) adjective
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