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[
sur-k
uh
m-
am
-bee-
uh
nt
]
Main Entry:
surrounding
[
s
uh
-
roun
-ding
]
Show IPA
/
səˈraʊn
dɪŋ
/
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Part of Speech:
adjective
Definition:
encircling
Synonyms:
around
,
circumambient
, circumferential, circumforaneous, enclosing,
encompassing
, neighboring
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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