circuition

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UK/səːkjʊˈɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

The act of going round; a circuit, an encircling.

OriginLatin circuitiōnem →
Scrabble 14
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Meanings

nouncircuition (plural circuitions)

plural circuitions

  1. archaicThe act of going round; a circuit, an encircling.

    Democritus would sometimes say, that the images and their circuitions were Gods, and othertimes this Nature, which disperseth these images; and then our knowledge and intelligence.

    , II.12

Origin

  1. Latincircuitiōnem
  2. Englishcircuition

From Latin circuitiōnem, from circuīre. Compare circuit.

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APA

circuition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circuition

MLA

“circuition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circuition. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circuition,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circuition.

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