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Circumcision
circumcision
circumcorneal
circumference
circumflex
circumfluent
circumlocution
circumlunar
circumnavigate
circumoral
circumpolar
circumpolar star
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circumnavigate
cir·cum·nav·i·gate [ sùrkəm návvi gàyt ] (past and past participle cir·cum·nav·i·gat·ed, present participle cir·cum·nav·i·gat·ing, 3rd person present singular cir·cum·nav·i·gates)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
go around something: to sail or fly around something such as the world or an island

cir·cum·nav·i·ga·ble adjective
cir·cum·nav·i·ga·tion [ sùrkəm navi gáysh'n ] noun
cir·cum·nav·i·ga·tor [ sùrkəm návvi gàytər ] noun
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