Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin circumcingō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃir.konˈt͡ʃin.d͡ʒe.re/
  • Rhymes: -indʒere
  • Hyphenation: cir‧con‧cìn‧ge‧re

Verb

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circoncìngere (first-person singular present circoncìngo, first-person singular past historic circoncìnsi, past participle circoncìnto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, archaic) to surround or encircle entirely

Conjugation

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Alternative forms

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Further reading

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  • circoncingere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana