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Definition: CIRCUMTERRANEOUS

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Being or dwelling around the earth.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb circumterraneously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(circumterraneously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective circumterraneous.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Circumterraneous" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Circumterraneous \Cir`cum*ter*ra"ne*ous\, adjective. [Prefix circum- Latin terra earth.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: CIRCUMTERRANEOUS

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Adjective] Around the earth. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Definition: CIRCUMTERRANEOUS

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Being or dwelling around the earth.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb circumterraneously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(circumterraneously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective circumterraneous.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "CIRCUMTERRANEOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Circumterraneous \Cir`cum*ter*ra"ne*ous\, adjective. [Prefix circum- Latin terra earth.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: CIRCUMTERRANEOUS

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Adjective] Around the earth. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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