circumgestation

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noun

The act or process of carrying about.

OriginLatin circumgestare →
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Meanings

nouncircumgestation (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablereligiousThe act or process of carrying about.

    1664-1667, Jeremy Taylor, Dissuasive from Popery circumgestation of the eucharist to be adored

Origin

  1. Latincircumgestare“to carry around”
  2. Englishcircumgestation

From Latin circumgestare (“to carry around”), from circum + gestare (“to carry”).

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

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

Chicago

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

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