CIRCUMJACENT


Meaning of CIRCUMJACENT in English

— circumjacence, circumjacency , n.

/serr'keuhm jay"seuhnt/ , adj.

lying around; surrounding.

[ 1480-90; circumjacent- (s. of circumjacens, prp. of circumjacere to lie around), equiv. to circum- CIRCUM- + jac- lie + -ent- -ENT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .