CIRCUMJACENT

Etymology

Adjective

circumjacent (not comparable)

(archaic, literary) Lying or located in the area around something.

Synonyms: surrounding, circumambient

Source: Wiktionary


Cir`cum*ja"cent, a. Etym: [L. circumjacens, p. pr. of circumjacere; circum + jac to lie.]

Definition: Lying round; borderong on every side. T. Fuller.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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