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  • 121circumjacent — (adj.) late 15c., from L. circumiacens, prp. of circumiacere to border upon, to lie round about, enjoin, from circum around (see CIRCUM (Cf. circum )) + iacere to throw, cast, hurl (see JET (Cf. jet) (v.)). Related: Circumjacence …

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  • 122march — {{11}}march (n.1) act of marching, 1580s, from MARCH (Cf. march) (v.) or else from M.Fr. marche (n.), from marcher (v.). The musical sense first attested 1570s, from notion of rhythmic drumbeat for marching. Transferred sense of forward motion is …

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  • 123circumjacent — [ˌsə:kəm dʒeɪs(ə)nt] adjective archaic surrounding. Origin C15: from L. circumjacent , circumjacere lie round about, border upon …

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  • 124accoast — Etymology: Middle French accoster more at accost obsolete variant of accost * * * accoast, v., accoasting, vbl. n. The older forms of accost, accosting, while they retained the sense of to coast, border upon, or …

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  • 125inland water — noun 1. : any of the waters (as lakes, canals, rivers, watercourses, inlets, and bays) within the territory of a state as contrasted with the open seas or marginal waters bordering another state subject to various sovereign rights of the… …

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  • 126an|ti-A|mer|i|can — «AN tee uh MEHR uh kuhn», adjective. opposed to the interests or the people of the United States. Usage anti American, un American. Users of these words should bear in mind that either may tend to convey a strong sense of opprobruim, with the… …

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  • 127neigh|bor — «NAY buhr», noun, verb, adjective. –n. 1. someone who lives in the next house or nearby: »I called him my neighbour, because his plantation lay next to mine (Daniel Defoe). 2. a person or thing that is near or next to another: »The big tree… …

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  • 128The Borders — Border Bor der, n. [OE. bordure, F. bordure, fr. border to border, fr. bord a border; of German origin; cf. MHG. borte border, trimming, G. borte trimming, ribbon; akin to E. board in sense 8. See {Board}, n., and cf. {Bordure}.] 1. The outer… …

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