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circum-
(SIR-kum)around
Latin for around. To circumnavigate is to go around — usually around the world.
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Place & directionExample words
circumference
the distance around a circle
circumnavigate
to sail all the way around
circumstance
the conditions standing around an event
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 7, 8
- L.7.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
- L.8.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede).
Place & direction. Roots that locate things: under, over, between, before, after.
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