Etymology

circumference

cir·cum·fer·ence
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Today it means: The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure. Full definition →

Latin circumferentia
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  1. Latin · derived fromcircumferentia
  2. English todaycircumference

From Latin circumferentia, from circum (“around”) + ferō (“to carry”). Displaced native Old English ymbgang.

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