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circumjacent (iou)



circumjacent adjective. L15.
[Latin circumjacent- pres. ppl stem of circumjacere, formed as CIRCUM- + jacere lie down: see -ENT.]
Situated around, adjacent on all sides. (Foll. by to.)
circumjacence noun the fact or quality of being circumjacent L19.
circumjacency noun (a) in pl., circumjacent parts; (b) = circumjacence: M18.