| Concept: | Circumjacence. |
| Category: | 3. Centrical dimensions; general |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
circumjacence, circumambience; environment, encompassment; atmosphere, medium, surroundings., outpost; border (edge); girdle (circumference); outskirts, boulevards, suburbs, purlieus, precincts, faubourgs, environs, entourage, banlieue; neighborhood, vicinage, vicinity.
-verbs
lie around; surround, beset, compass, encompass, environ, inclose, enclose, encircle, embrace, circumvent, lap, gird; belt; begird, engird; skirt, twine round; hem in (circumscribe).
-adjectives
circumjacent, circumambient, circumfluent; ambient; surrounding; circumferential, suburban.
-adverbs
around, about; without; on every side; on all sides; right and left, all round, round about.
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