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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

circumstant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cir-cum-stant
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Standing or placed around; surrounding.

Archaic

noun

An adjunct.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin circumstāns, present participle of circumstō.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: circumstāns

Usage

Inflected Forms

more circumstant (comparative) most circumstant (superlative) circumstants (plural)

Questions

What does circumstant mean?
Standing or placed around; surrounding.
Where does circumstant come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce circumstant

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