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CIRCUMVALLATING
Verb
circumvallating
present participle of circumvallate
Source: Wiktionary
CIRCUMVALLATE
Cir`cum*val"late, v. t. Etym: [L. circumvallatus, p. p. of circumvallare to surround with a wall; circum + vallare to wall, fr. vallum rampart.]
Definition: To surround with a rampart or wall. Johnson.
Cir`cum*val"late, a.
1. Surrounded with a wall; inclosed with a rampart.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: Surrounded by a ridle or elevation; as, the circumvallate papillæ, near the base of the tongue.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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