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circumiaceo

circumiaceo, to lie around, border upon

circum-jăcĕo, ĕre, v. n.,
  • to lie round about, border upon (rare; not in Cic.).
          • α Absol., * Cael. ap. Quint. 4, 2, 123: populi circumjacentes, surrounding, Tac. A. 2, 72. —
          • β With dat.: Lycaonia et Phrygia circumjacent Europae, Liv. 37, 54, 11: capiti et collo, Ap. Deo Socr. p. 54, 33.—*
  • II Trop., in rhet.: circumjăcentĭa, ĭum, n., the context, Quint. 9, 4, 29.

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