CIRCUMCRESCENCE


Meaning of CIRCUMCRESCENCE in English

| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+|kres ə n(t)s noun

( -s )

Etymology: circum- + obsolete English crescence “growth”, from Latin crescentia, from crescere to grow — more at crescent

: a growing around or over : epiboly

• cir·cum·cres·cent - ə nt adjective

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