circum

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Contents 1 Latin 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adverb 1.3 Preposition 1.4 Related terms 1.5 References

[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

• circā
• circus

[edit] References

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