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Word: Circumvallate
Speech Type: Verb
mid 17th century (as an adjective): from Latin circumvallat- ‘surrounded with a rampart’, from the verb circumvallare, from circum ‘around’ + vallare, from vallum ‘rampart’. The verb dates from the early 19th century
ˌsəːkəmˈvaleɪt
surround with or as if with a rampart
Short Definition:surround with or as if with rampart
Examples:- the walls were circumvallated with a ditch
Word: Circumvallate
Speech Type: Adjective
ˌsəːkəmˈvaleɪt
surrounded or surrounding as if by a rampart
Short Definition:surrounded or surrounding as if by rampart
Examples:- circumvallate mountains
denoting certain papillae near the back of the tongue, surrounded by taste receptors.
Short Definition:denoting certain papillae near back of tongue, surrounded by taste receptors
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