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circumfluous
[ ser-kuhm-floo-uhs ]
/ sərˈkʌm flu əs /
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adjective
surrounded by water.
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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, nounWord Origin for circumfluous
C17: from Latin circumfluere to flow around, from circum- + fluere to flow
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