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circulation

cir·cu·la·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sur-kyuh-ley-shuh n]
    • /ˌsɜr kyəˈleɪ ʃən/
    • /ˌsɜː.kjʊˈleɪ.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sur-kyuh-ley-shuh n]
    • /ˌsɜr kyəˈleɪ ʃən/

Definitions of circulation word

  • countable noun circulation The circulation of a newspaper or magazine is the number of copies that are sold each time it is produced. 3
  • uncountable noun circulation Your circulation is the movement of blood through your body. 3
  • noun circulation the transport of oxygenated blood through the arteries to the capillaries, where it nourishes the tissues, and the return of oxygen-depleted blood through the veins to the heart, where the cycle is renewed 3
  • noun circulation the flow of sap through a plant 3
  • noun circulation any movement through a closed circuit 3
  • noun circulation the spreading or transmission of something to a wider group of people or area 3

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Origin of circulation

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50 for an earlier alchemical sense; 1645-55 for def 1; late Middle English circulacioun < Latin circulātiōn- (stem of circulātiō), equivalent to circulāt(us) (see circulate) + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Circulation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

circulation popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% 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".

circulation usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for circulation

noun circulation

  • currency — The money used in a particular country is referred to as its currency.
  • dissemination — the act of disseminating, or spreading widely: The Internet allows for the rapid dissemination of information.
  • transmission — the act or process of transmitting.
  • spread — to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed by out).
  • apportionment — the act of apportioning

Antonyms for circulation

noun circulation

  • blockage — A blockage in a pipe, tube, or tunnel is an object which blocks it, or the state of being blocked.
  • stagnation — the state or condition of stagnating, or having stopped, as by ceasing to run or flow: Meteorologists forecast ozone and air stagnation.

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