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+ ==Pronunciation==
+ * IPA (Classical): [kɪr.kʊŋˈkɫuː.doː]^(Wiktionary)
+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [t͡ʃir.kuŋˈkluː.do]^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Forms==
+ '''circumclūdō''' (present infinitive circumclūdere, perfect active circumclūsī, supine circumclūsum); third conjugation^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Etymology==
+ It is from [[circum-]] “around” and [[claudō]] “to close”, in its compound form ⟨-clūdō⟩.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==
+ The OLD's earliest citations are from Caesar, who says the Germans edge aurochs horns with silver.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016) Köbler dates Caesar c. 50 BC.^(Köbler 2010)
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+ ==Semantic evolution==
+ It meant to surround, encircle with a structure, and to surround an army, as in Caesar.^(OLD 2012) Lewis & Short note it is used in good classical prose.^(Lewis & Short 1879)
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+ ==Timeline==
+ * c. 50 BC – Caesar uses it.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)
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+ ==Meanings==
+ ===Verb===
+ # To [[m|en|enclose]], encircle.^(OLD 2012)
+ # To surround (an army).^(OLD 2012)
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+ ==Related words==
+ * [[claudō]]
+ * [[inclūdō]]
+ * [[exclūdō]]
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+ ==References==
+ {{reflist}}