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Circumvallate
Pronunciation : Cir`cum*val"late
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. circumvallatus, p. p. of circumvallare to surround with a wall; circum + vallare to wall, fr. vallum rampart.]
Definition : Defn: To surround with a rampart or wall. Johnson.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Cir`cum*val"late
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : 1. Surrounded with a wall; inclosed with a rampart.
2. (Anat.)
Defn: Surrounded by a ridle or elevation; as, the circumvallate papill?, near the base of the tongue.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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