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[səˈraʊnd], (Verb)
Definitions:
- be all round (someone or something)
(e.g: the hotel is surrounded by its own gardens)
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Origin
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late Middle English (in the sense ‘overflow’): from Old French souronder, from late Latin superundare, from super- ‘over’ + undare ‘to flow’ (from unda ‘a wave’); later associated with round. Current senses of the noun date from the late 19th century
[səˈraʊnd], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a thing that forms a border or edging round an object
(e.g: an oak fireplace surround)
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Origin
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late Middle English (in the sense ‘overflow’): from Old French souronder, from late Latin superundare, from super- ‘over’ + undare ‘to flow’ (from unda ‘a wave’); later associated with round. Current senses of the noun date from the late 19th century
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