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Added 9 October 2026

circumvention

/ˌsɜː(ɹ)kəmˈvɛnʃən/ noun

Latin root: circumventio Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about circumvention at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The act of evading or going around (bypassing).
The act of prevailing over another by fraud or deception.

Origin

From Latin circumventio, equivalent to circumvent + -ion.

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