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One entry found for circumstellar. Main Entry: cir·cum·stel·lar

Pronunciation: "s&r-k^&m-'ste-l&r
Function: adjective
Date: 1951
: surrounding or occurring in the vicinity of a star

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Pronunciation Symbols
\&\ as a and u in abut \^&\ as e in kitten \&r\ as ur/er in further \a\ as a in ash \A\ as a in ace \ä\ as o in mop \au\ as ou in out \ch\ as ch in chin	\e\ as e in bet \E\ as ea in easy \g\ as g in go \i\ as i in hit \I\ as i in ice \j\ as j in job \[ng]\ as ng in sing \O\ as o in go	\o\ as aw in law \oi\ as oy in boy \th\ as th in thin \[th]\ as th in the \ü\ as oo in loot \u\ as oo in foot \y\ as y in yet \zh\ as si in vision
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