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Word: Circumvolution
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin circumvolut- ‘rolled around’, from the verb circumvolvere, from circum ‘around’ + volvere ‘roll’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌsəːkəmvəˈluːʃ(ə)n
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a winding movement, especially of one thing round another.
Short Definition:winding movement
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