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Circumposition

Circumposition \Cir`cum*po*si"tion\, n. [L. circumpositio, fr. circumponere, - positium, to place around.] The act of placing in a circle, or round about, or the state of being so placed.
--Evelyn.

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circumposition

n. (context chiefly technical English) The act of positioning something around something else; or the state of being so positioned