abbreviation for. about: circ. 1800.

The word part "circ" is a root that means "ring".

​around. to circumnavigate (= sail around) the world. Word Originfrom Latin circum 'round'. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

Circum- definition: a prefix with the meaning “round about, around,” found in Latin loanwords, especially derivatives of verbs that had the general senses ...

3 дня назад · circum- in British English. prefix. around; surrounding; on all sides. circumlocution. circumrotate.

The meaning of CIRCUM- is around : about ... prefix. : around : about. circumpolar. Word History. Etymology. Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin, from ...

circulus, n. circulus vitiosus, n.1902–; circum-, prefix; circumact, v.

Circum-: Prefix meaning around, surrounding, or encircling. As in circumcision, circumflex, and circumjacent. From the Latin preposition circum meaning round.

The prefix 'circum-' means 'around.' Words that have 'circum-' at the beginning include: circumscribe, circumference, circumspect, and circumlocution.