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circumstanţial — CIRCUMSTANŢIÁL, Ă, circumstanţiale, adj. (În sintagmele) Complement circumstanţial = complement care arată în ce împrejurări se petrece o acţiune sau cum se prezintă o însuşire sau o acţiune. Propoziţie circumstanţială = propoziţie secundară care … Dicționar Român
circumstantial — cir cum*stan tial (s[ e]r k[u^]m*st[a^]n shal), a. [Cf. F. circonstanciel.] [1913 Webster] 1. Consisting in, or pertaining to, circumstances or particular incidents. [1913 Webster] The usual character of human testimony is substantial truth under … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
circumstantial — circumstantial, minute, particular, particularized, detailed, itemized are comparable when they mean dealing with a matter point by point. Circumstantial applies especially to accounts of events or to narratives, but it is applicable also to the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
circumstantial — cir·cum·stan·tial /ˌsər kəm stan chəl/ adj: belonging to, consisting in, or dependent on circumstances cir·cum·stan·tial·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Circumstantial — may refer to: Circumstantial evidence, in law Circumstantial thinking, in psychiatry and psychopathology Circumstantial voice, in linguistics This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an … Wikipedia
circumstantial — (adj.) c.1600, from L. circumstantia (see CIRCUMSTANCE (Cf. circumstance)) + AL (Cf. al) (1). Circumstantial evidence is attested by 1736 … Etymology dictionary
Circumstantial — Cir cum*stan tial, n. Something incidental to the main subject, but of less importance; opposed to an essential; generally in the plural; as, the circumstantials of religion. Addison. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
circumstantial — [adj] incidental amplified, coincidental, concomitant, concurrent, conjectural, contingent, detailed, environmental, fortuitous, inconclusive, indirect, inferential, presumptive, provisional, uncertain; concepts 556,582,653 Ant. direct … New thesaurus
circumstantial — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of evidence) consisting of facts that strongly suggest something, but do not provide conclusive proof. 2) containing full details. DERIVATIVES circumstantiality noun circumstantially adverb … English terms dictionary
circumstantial — [sʉr΄kəm stan′shəl] adj. 1. having to do with, or depending on, circumstances 2. not of primary importance; incidental 3. full or complete in detail 4. full of pomp or display; ceremonial circumstantially adv … English World dictionary
circumstantial — adjective Date: 1600 1. belonging to, consisting in, or dependent on circumstances < a circumstantial case > < circumstantial factors > 2. pertinent but not essential ; incidental 3. marked by c … New Collegiate Dictionary
