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circumfluent

Syllabification: (cir·cum·flu·ent)

Definition of circumfluent

adjective

  • flowing around; surrounding.

Derivatives

circumfluence

noun

Origin:

late 16th century: from Latin circumfluent- 'flowing around', from the verb circumfluere, from circum 'around, about' + fluere 'to flow'

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