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circumference definition

cir·cum·fer·ence (sər kum′fər əns, -frəns)

noun

  1. the line bounding a circle, a rounded surface, or an area suggesting a circle
  2. the distance measured by this line

Etymology: ME < L circumferentia < circumferens, prp. of circumferre < circum, around + ferre, to carry, bear

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