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Definition: CIRCUMVECTION

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. The act of carrying anything around, or the state of being so carried.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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

Etymology:Circumvection \Cir`cum*vec"tion\, noun. [Latin expression circumvectio; circum vehere to carry.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: CIRCUMVECTION

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Noun] A carrying about. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

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

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Definition: CIRCUMVECTION

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. The act of carrying anything around, or the state of being so carried.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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

Etymology:Circumvection \Cir`cum*vec"tion\, noun. [Latin expression circumvectio; circum vehere to carry.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: CIRCUMVECTION

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Noun] A carrying about. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

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

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