Posted on 11/06/2002 8:17:00 AM PST by Bella_Bru
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “word for the day”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of the day”; in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on....
circumambient/sur-kuhm-AM-bee-uhnt\, adjective:
1. Surrounding; being on all sides; encompassing.
Etymology: Circumambient is from Latin circum , "around, round about, on all sides" + ambire , "to go around, to surround," from amb- , "on both sides, around" + ire , "to go."
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