- circum-
- prefix
Etymology: Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin, from circum, from circus circle — more at circle
around ; about <circumpolar>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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circum- — ♦ Élément, du lat. circum « autour ». circum , circon élément, du lat. circum, autour . ⇒CIRCUM , CIRCON , élément suff. 1er élément de compos. de mots signifiant « autour de ». A. [La base est un adj.] Le composé marque la situation de quelque… … Encyclopédie Universelle
circum — Element de compunere savantă cu semnificaţia împrejur , în cerc . [var. circom , circon . / < it. circum < lat. circum – împrejur]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 12.12.2004. Sursa: DN CIRCUM pref. în jurul, împrejurul . (< fr. circum cf. lat … Dicționar Român
circum- — prefix meaning around, from Latin adv. and prep. circum around, round about, lit. in a circle, probably accusative form of circus ring (see CIRCUS (Cf. circus)) … Etymology dictionary
circum- — ► PREFIX ▪ about; around: circumambulate. ORIGIN from Latin circum round … English terms dictionary
circum- — [sʉr′kəm, sər kum′] [< L circum, around, about, adv. acc. of circus: see CIRCUS] prefix around, about, surrounding, on all sides [circumnavigate, circumscribe] … English World dictionary
Circum- — Cir cum [Akin to circle, circus.] A Latin preposition, used as a prefix in many English words, and signifying around or about. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Circum — (lat.), um; daher die folgende Zusammensetzung … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Circum... — Circum..., s. Zirkum … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
circum... — circum..., zirkum … Universal-Lexikon
circum- — {{hw}}{{circum }}{{/hw}} prefisso: significa ‘intorno’: circumnavigazione, circumvesuviano … Enciclopedia di italiano
circum- — → circun … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
