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CIRCUMFERENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does circumferent mean?
• CIRCUMFERENT (adjective)
The adjective CIRCUMFERENT has 1 sense:
1. closely encircling
Familiarity information: CIRCUMFERENT used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Closely encircling
Synonyms:
circumferent; encompassing; surrounding
Context example:
the surrounding countryside
Similar:
close (at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other)
Derivation:
circumference (the boundary line encompassing an area or object)
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