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circumnavigating

Variant of circumnavigate

transitive verb circumnavigated, circumnavigating

to sail or fly around (the earth, an island, etc.)

Origin: < L circumnavigatus, pp. of circumnavigare: see circum- & navigate

Related Forms:

circumnavigation noun
circumnavigator noun

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