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English Dictionary: circumference	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
circumference n the size of something as given by the distance around it Synonym(s): circumference, perimeter the boundary line encompassing an area or object; "he had walked the full circumference of his land"; "a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe" Synonym(s): circumference, circuit the length of the closed curve of a circle
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Circumference \Circum"ference\, n. [L. circumferentia.] 1. The line that goes round or encompasses a circular figure; a periphery. --Millon. 2. A circle; anything circular. His ponderous shield . . . Behind him cast. The broad circumference Hung on his shoulders like the moon. --Milton. 3. The external surface of a sphere, or of any orbicular body.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Circumference \Circum"ference\, v. t. To include in a circular space; to bound. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.