circum-

  • 1circum- — ♦ 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… …

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  • 2circum — 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 …

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  • 3circum- — 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

  • 4circum- — ► PREFIX ▪ about; around: circumambulate. ORIGIN from Latin circum round …

    English terms dictionary

  • 5circum- — [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

  • 6Circum- — 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

  • 7Circum — (lat.), um; daher die folgende Zusammensetzung …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 8Circum... — Circum..., s. Zirkum …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 9circum... — circum...,   zirkum …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 10circum- — {{hw}}{{circum }}{{/hw}} prefisso: significa ‘intorno’: circumnavigazione, circumvesuviano …

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