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Definition of: circumjacent
(sûr′kəm·jā′sənt) adjective
Bordering on all sides; surrounding. [<L circumjacens, -entis, ppr. of circumjacere <circum- around + jacere lie]
—cir′cum·ja′cence, cir′·cum·ja′cen·cy noun
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