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CmCUM]'OSrnON,ser-kum'po-^sb'un,s.Ibe act of placing any tiling circularly.

CIRCUMRASION, ser-kum-ra'zliun, s. The

act of shaving or paring round.

CIRCUMROTATION, ser-kuni-ro-ta'»liun,

i- The act of whirling round like a wheel.

To CIRCUMSCRIRE, ser-kum-skribe', v. a.

To enclose in certain lines or boundaries ; tobound, to limit, to confine.CIRCUMSCRIPTION,ser-kum-skrlp'shun,i. Determination of particular form or magni-tude ; limitation, confinement.CIRCUMSCRIPTIVE, ser-kum-skrlp'tive,a. Enclosing the superficies.

CIRCUMSPECT, ser'kum-spekt, a. Cau-tious, attentive, watchful.CIRCUMSPECTION,ser-kum-spik'shun,*.Watchfulness on every side, caution, generalattention. 2 2

CIRCUMSPECTIVE, ser-kum-spek tlv, a.

Attentive, vigilant, cautious. 2 52

CIRCUMSPECTIVELY, ser-kum-spek'tiv-le, ad. Cautiously, vigilantly.

CIRCUMSPECTLY, ser'kum-spekt-le, ad.Watchfully, vigilantly.

CIRCUMSPECTNESS, ser'kum-spekt-niis,s. Caution, vigilance.

CIRCUMSTANCE,ser kum-stanse,s. Some-thing appendant or relative to a fact; accident,something adventitious ; incident, event; con-dition, state of uriairs.

To CIECU MSTAN CE, ser'kum-stanse, v. a.

To place in particular situation, or relation tothe things.

CIRCUMSTANT, ser'kum-stant, a. Sur-rounding. , , ....

CIRCUMSTANTIAL, ser-kum-stanslial, a.Accidental, not essential; incidental, casual;full of small events, detailed, minute.CIRCUMSTANTIALITY, ser-kum-stin-slie-al'e-te, s. The state of any thing asmodified bv its several circumstances.CIRCUMSTANTIALLY, s^r-kmn-stttn'-shal-le, ad. According to circumstances,not essentially ; minutely, exactly.

To CIRCUMSTANTIATE, ser-kum-sUV-she-ate, v.n. 91. To place in particular cir-cumstances; to place in a particular condition.

To CIRCUMVALLATE, ser-k5m-val'late, 1v. a. 91. To enclose round with tteuchea or for- \tifications.

CIRCU31VA LLATION, ser-kSnt-vil-la'-shun, s. The art or act of casting up fortifi-cations round a place ; the fortification thrownup round a place besieged-

CIRCUMVOLUTION, ser-kum-vi-l,Vshun,

s. The act of rolling round; the thing rolledround another.

CIRCUS, ser'kus, 7 s.415. An open spaceCIRQUE, serk. 337. | or area for sports.CIST, slst, s. A case, a tegument, commonlythe enclosure of a tumour.

CISTED, sIs'ted,«.Enclosed in a cist, or bag.CISTERN , sls'turn, s. 98, A receptacle ofwater for domestic uses ; a reservoir, an en-closed fountain any watery receptacle.CISTUS, sls'tus, s. Rockrose.

CIT, sit, s. An inhabitant of a city; a pertlow townsman.

CITADEL, slt'a-del, $. A fortress, a castle.CITAL, si'tal, s. Impeachment; summons,citation, quotation.

CITATION, si-ta'shun, s. The calling a per-son before the judge; quotation from anotherauthor; the passage or words quoted; enu-meration, mention.

CITATORY, si'ta-to-re, a. 512. Having thepower or form of citation.

To CITE, site, v. a. To summon to answer ina court; to enjoin, to call upon another au-thoritatively ; to quote.

CITER, si'tur, s. One who cites into a court;one who quotes.

CITESS, sit- tes', -s. A city woman.CITHERN, stouvn, s. 98. A kind of h&rp*CITIZEN, sit'e-zn, s. 103. A freeman of acity ; a townsman, not a gentleman ; an inha-bitant.

CITRINE, sitVin, s. 140. Lemon-coloured.CITRINE, sft'rln, $. 140. A species of crys-tal of an extremely pure,clear,and fine texture.CITRON, sit'lrun, s. 415. A large kind oflemon; the citron tree. One sort, with a point-ed fruit, is in great esteem.CITRON-WATER, sit'trun-wa'tur, 5. Aqua

vit®, distilled with the rind of citrons.CITRUL, slt'trul,s. A pumpion.

CITY , slt'te, s. A large collection of housesand inhabitants ; a town corporate, that hatha bishop ; the inhabitants of a city.

CITY , slt'te, a. Relating to the city.

CIVET, sivlt, 5. 99. A perfume from thecivet cat. . .

CIVICK, slvlk, «. Relating to civil honours,not military.

CIVIL, siv'Il, a. Relating to the communitypolitical; not foreign, intestine ; not ecclesi-astical ; not military; civilized, not barbarous;complaisant, gentle, well bred ; relating to theancient consular or imperial government, ascivil law.

-ser-kum-vek'shun, $, .carried rm c ? rrjri,,g roun <* i ll >e state of being \ CIVILIAN, se-vll'y3n,s. m - 0ne ^at pro-

To CIRCUMVT'xitr*» i i fesscs the knowledge of the old Roman law.

deceive 1 , to T > s er-kum-vent', v. a . To

deceive, to cheat.

CIRCUMVENTION, Ser-kum-veu'sliun, ».

Fraud, imposture, cheat, delusion.

To CIRCUMYEST, ser-kum-vest', e. a. Tocover round with a garment; to surround.CIRCUMV OLATION, ser-k&m-vo-la'shun,s. Tbe act of flying round.CIUCUMVOLVE, sbr-kum-volv, c. «. Toroll round.

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CIVILITY, se-yll'e-te, v. 511. Freedom frombarbarity; politeness, complaisance, eleganceof behaviour; rule of decency, practice ofpoliteness.

CIVILIZATION , civ-c-lc-zu'shun, .v. Thestate of being civilized, the art of civilizing.

To CIVILIZE, slvil-ize, v. a. To reclaimfrom savageness and brutality,

CIVILIZER,s1vil-li-zur,s. He tli a t reclaim*others from a wild and savage life.

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