circum

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From circus (a circle)

[edit] Adverb

circum (not comparable)

  1. about, around
  2. in a circle, all around, on both sides

[edit] Preposition

circum (+ accusative)

  1. about, around, near
  2. through, among, to
  3. nearby, at, in the neighborhood of

[edit] Related terms

[edit] References

  • circum” in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary (Oxford: Clarendon Press)