circumjacent

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.3 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Adjective

circumjacent (not comparable)

1. lying around; surrounding

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

[edit] See also

• adjacent
• interjacent