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Word: Circumvallate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
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
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌsəːkəmˈvaleɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
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
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