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circular

Syllabification: (cir·cu·lar)
Pronunciation: /ˈsərkyələr/

(abbreviation: cir. or circ.)
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Definition of circular

adjective

  • 1having the form of a circle:the building features a circular atrium
  • (of a movement or journey) starting and finishing at the same place and often following roughly the circumference of an imaginary circle:a circular walk
  • 2 Logic (of an argument) already containing an assumption of what is to be proved, and therefore fallacious.
  • 3 [attributive] (of a letter or advertisement) for distribution to a large number of people.

noun

  • a letter or advertisement that is distributed to a large number of people.

Derivatives

circularity


noun

circularly

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French circulier, from late Latin circularis, from Latin circulus 'small ring'(see circle)

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