Circumjacent Definition

sûrkəm-jāsənt
adjective

Lying around; surrounding.

"...he had established his fame and dominion over the circumjacent tribes" (The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire ch. 64)
Wiktionary

Origin of Circumjacent

  • Latin circumiacēns circumiacent- present participle of circumiacēre to lie around circum- circum- iacēre to lie yē- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin circa "around" + jacēre "to lie down"

    From Wiktionary

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CCICIR

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TNTENT

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