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circular

cir·cu·lar
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sur-kyuh-ler]
    • /ˈsɜr kyə lər/
    • /ˈsɜː.kjʊ.lər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sur-kyuh-ler]
    • /ˈsɜr kyə lər/

Definitions of circular word

  • adjective circular Something that is circular is shaped like a circle. 3
  • adjective circular A circular journey or route is one in which you go to a place and return by a different route. 3
  • adjective circular A circular argument or theory is not valid because it uses a statement to prove something which is then used to prove the statement. 3
  • countable noun circular A circular is an official letter or advertisement that is sent to a large number of people at the same time. 3
  • adjective circular of, involving, resembling, or shaped like a circle 3
  • abbreviation CIRCULAR circuitous 3

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Origin of circular

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English < Latin circulāris, equivalent to circul(us) circle + -āris -ar1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Circular

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

circular popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

circular usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for circular

adj circular

  • oblique — neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping.
  • round — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
  • indirect — not in a direct course or path; deviating from a straight line; roundabout: an indirect course in sailing.
  • rounded — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
  • annular — ring-shaped; of or forming a ring

noun circular

  • insert — to put or place in: to insert a key in a lock.
  • notice — an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning: a day's notice.
  • literature — writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays.
  • publication — the act of publishing a book, periodical, map, piece of music, engraving, or the like.
  • poster — post horse.

adjective circular

  • spherical — having the form of a sphere; globular.
  • globular — globe-shaped; spherical.

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