circumference

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the boundary line encompassing an area or object

   Put a fence on the circumference of our land.

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Simplified etymology

Circumference entered late Middle English through Old French from Latin circumferentia, formed from circum, “around,” and ferre, “to carry.” It denotes the boundary or line enclosing a circle.

From Latin circumferentia, from circum (“around”) + ferō (“to carry”). Displaced native Old English ymbgang.

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