circumfluous

[ ser-kuhm-floo-uhs ]

/ sərˈkʌm flu əs /

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adjective

circumfluent.

surrounded by water.

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Origin of circumfluous

1605–15; <Latin circumfluus, equivalent to circum-circum- + -fluus, derivative of fluere to flow; see -ous

Words nearby circumfluous

circumferential, circumferentor, circumfix, circumflex, circumfluent, circumfluous, circumfuse, circumgyration, circumincession, circumjacent, circumlocution

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How to use circumfluous in a sentence

Above the earth was bent the vast dome of the blue sky, its edges apparently resting on the circumfluous waters.
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British Dictionary definitions for circumfluous

circumfluous

/ (səˈkʌmflʊəs) /

adjective

Also: circumfluent flowing all around

surrounded by or as if by water

Derived forms of circumfluous

circumfluence, noun

Word Origin for circumfluous

C17: from Latin circumfluere to flow around, from circum- + fluere to flow

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