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circum-
(SIR-kum)around
Latin for around. To circumnavigate is to go around — usually around the world.
prefixLatin
Place & directionExample words
circumference
the distance around a circle
circumnavigate
to sail all the way around
circumstance
the conditions standing around an event
Who it is for
Grades served: 7, 8
Level 3Level 1 holds the word parts students meet first. Level 3 holds the ones that turn up in harder reading.
Place & direction. Roots that locate things: under, over, between, before, after.
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