WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cir•cum•ja•cent
(sûr′kəm jā′sənt),USA pronunciation adj.
cir′cum•ja′cence, cir′cum•ja′cen•cy, n.
- lying around;
surrounding.
- Latin circumjacent- (stem of circumjacēns, present participle of circumjacēre to lie around), equivalent. to circum- circum- + jac- lie + -ent- -ent
- 1480–90
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