Etymology

circumjacent

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Today it means: Lying or located in the area around something. Full definition →

Latin circa
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  1. Latin · derived fromcirca“around”
  2. English todaycircumjacent

From Latin circa (“around”) + jacēre (“to lie down”).

Words from the same roots

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circacharper

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