"circumjacent" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From Latin circa (“around”) + jacēre (“to lie down”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|circa||around}} Latin circa (“around”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} circumjacent (not comparable)
  1. (literary, archaic) Lying or located in the area arround something. Tags: archaic, literary, not-comparable Synonyms: circumambient, surrounding Derived forms: circumjacently Related terms: adjacent, interjacent, jacent, subjacent, superjacent, suprajacent
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