Etymology

circumgyrate

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Today it means: To move around something. Full definition →

Medieval Latin circumgȳrō
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  1. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromcircumgȳrō
  2. English todaycircumgyrate

Borrowed from Medieval Latin circumgȳrō; equivalent to circum- + gyrate.

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