adj
Meaning 1
Wandering from place to place or market to market.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
circumforaneous
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /sɜːkəmfəˈɹeɪnɪəs/
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adj
Meaning 2
Indirect, roundabout, or unnecessarily complex.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin circumforāneus (“itinerant”), from circum- (“around”) + forum (“marketplace”) + -aneus (“-aneous”).
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: kiertävä — wandering from place to place
- Russian: шля́ться (šljátʹsja) — wandering from place to place
- Finnish: kiertelevä — indirect, unnecessarily complex