circumcursation

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noun

The act of running or rambling around.

OriginLatin circumcursare →
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Meanings

nouncircumcursation (countable and uncountable, plural circumcursations)

plural circumcursations

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableThe act of running or rambling around.

Origin

  1. Latincircumcursare
  2. Englishcircumcursation

From Latin circumcursare, circumcursatum (“to run round about”).

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APA

circumcursation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumcursation

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“circumcursation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumcursation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circumcursation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumcursation.

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