circumjacencyn.
/səːkəmˈdʒeɪsənsi/ The quality of being circumjacent; concrete (in plural) circumjacent parts, environs.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surrounding > [noun] > that which surrounds > a surrounding space or area > totality of surroundings or environment
circumstancea1340
encompassure1600
environry1600
vironry1600
attendment1646
circumambiency1646
ambience1648
environment1725
circumjacency1751
environ1762
environage1831
setting1841
enshrinement1849
entourage1850
milieu1854
surroundings1861
ambiente1862
mise-en-scène1871
surround1922
Umwelt1964
1751 S. Richardson Clarissa (ed. 3) IV. iv. 17 All the mongrel curs of the circumjacencies.
1839 T. De Quincey Lake Reminiscences in Tait's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 9/1 The mouth, and..the whole circumjacencies of the mouth, were about the strongest feature in Wordsworth's face.
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