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circumduction

cir·cum·duc·tion

UK/ˌsɜː.kəmˈdʌk.ʃən/ US/ˌsɝ.kəmˈdʌk.ʃən/ uncommon

noun

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Origin

Borrowed from Latin circumductiō (“a leading or conducting around”), from circumdūcō (“to lead or draw around”) + -tiō (nominal suffix). Equivalent to circumduct + -ion.

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