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noun
[mass noun] 1movement to and fro or around something, especially that of fluid in a closed system:an extra pump for good water circulation the continuous motion by which the blood travels through all parts of the body under the action of the heart: three 20-minute sessions a week which make you breathe a bit harder can improve circulation the movement of sap through a plant.
2the public availability or knowledge of something:his music has achieved wide circulation the movement, exchange, or availability of money in a country:the new-look coins go into circulation today [in singular] the number of copies sold of a newspaper or magazine:the magazine had a large circulation
