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   circumvallation

   /səːkəmvaˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

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   • 1. a defensive wall of a castle or walled city: "a small stream encircled the space between the inner and outer circumvallations"

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   What is the meaning of circumvallation?

   • A rampart or other defensive entrenchment that entirely encircles the position being defended is called circumvallation. (plural circumvallations). 1761, Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, vol.

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   What does circumvallatus mean?

   • : being any of approximately 12 large papillae near the back of the tongue each of which is surrounded with a marginal sulcus and supplied with taste buds responsive especially to bitter flavors Latin circumvallatus, past participle of circumvallare to surround with siege works, from circum- + vallum rampart — more at wall

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   Why is circumvallation important?

   • The circumvallation protects the besiegers from attacks by allies of the city's defenders and enhances the blockade of an enemy fort by making it more difficult to smuggle in supplies. Lines of contravallation and circumvallation generally consist of earthen ramparts and entrenchments that encircle the besieged city.

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   What does circumlocution mean?

   • CIRCUMLOCUTION meaning: 1. (an example of) an indirect way of saying something, especially something unpleasant: 2. (an…. Learn more.

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   What is a circumvallate papill?

   • The circumvallate papill may also be enlarged, and the fungiform papill are sometimes very prominent and deeply congested. Circumvallate definition: surrounded by or as if by a rampart.. See examples of CIRCUMVALLATE used in a sentence.

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   When was circumvallation first used?

   • The earliest known use of the noun circumvallation is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for circumvallation is from 1645, in the writing of James Howell, historian and political writer. circumvallation is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: circumvallate adj., ‑ation suffix.

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   adjective. cir· cum· val· late ˌsər-kəm-ˈva-ˌlāt. -ˈva-lət. : being any of approximately 12 large papillae near the back of the tongue each of which is surrounded with a marginal sulcus and supplied with taste buds responsive especially to bitter flavors.

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   What does the noun circumvallation mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun circumvallation . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Circumvallate definition: surrounded by or as if by a rampart.. See examples of CIRCUMVALLATE used in a sentence.

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   circumvallate. To surround with a defensive fortification.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   1. (also -ĭt) Surrounded with or as if with a rampart. 2. Anatomy Surrounded by a ridge or raised, wall-like structure. [Latin circumvallāre, circumvallāt- : circum-, circum- + vallum, rampart with palisades (from vallus, post, stake).] cir′cum·val·la′tion n.

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   Jun 10, 2024 · circumvallation (plural circumvallations) A rampart or other defensive entrenchment that entirely encircles the position being defended. Antonym: contravallation.

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   Definitions of circumvallate. verb. surround with or as if with a rampart or other fortification. see more.