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circumcontinental

  • \siʁ.kɔm.kɔ̃.ti.nɑ̃.tal\

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Du latin circum (« autour ») et continental.

adjective circumcontinentaux · circumcontinentale · circumcontinentales · circum-continental

  1. rare Qui entoure ou qui contourne un continent. Aussi bien, la conquête de ce passage circumcontinental est-elle un fait récent que seul pouvait permettre le progrès des techniques maritimes.

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"circumcontinental." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/circumcontinental. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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circumcontinental. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/circumcontinental

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"circumcontinental." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/circumcontinental.

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@misc{circumcontinental_2026,
  title = {circumcontinental},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/circumcontinental},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}