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   cir·cu·lar

   /ˈsərkyələr/

   adjective

   • 1. having 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. (of an argument) already containing an assumption of what is to be proved, and therefore fallacious: "the reality of standard English rests on the circular argument that that is good which good users use"
   • 3. (of a letter or advertisement) for distribution to a large number of people: "a circular letter was sent asking for support"

   noun

   • 1. a letter or advertisement that is distributed to a large number of people: "I received a circular from a building society"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French circulier, from late Latin circularis, from Latin circulus ‘small ring’ (see circle).

   Derivatives

   • 1. circularity noun
   • 2. circularly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 12

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