circular
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- round, ring-shaped, rotund, spherical
- orbital, circuitous, cyclical
[noun]
Synonyms:
- advertisement, notice

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I. cir‧cu‧lar¹ /ˈsɜːkjələ, ˈsɜːkjʊlə $ ˈsɜːrkjələr/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: circle, semicircle, circulation; adjective: circular, semicircular, circulatory; verb: circle, circulate]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: circuler, from Late Latin circularis, from Latin circulus; ⇒ circle¹]

1. shaped like a circle:
a circular table

2. moving around in a circle:
a circular bus route

3. circular argument/logic/reasoning an argument or way of thinking that is not right because the statement it uses to prove that the argument is true can only be true if the original argument is already true
—circularity /ˌsɜːkjəˈlærəti, ˌsɜːkjʊˈlærəti $ ˌsɜːr-/ noun [uncountable]

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II. circular² noun [countable]
a printed advertisement, notice etc that is sent to lots of people at the same time

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circular
adj.
VERBS be, look From a front view the small birds can look almost circular.
ADV. perfectly He had round unblinking eyes and a perfectly circular head.
almost, nearly, roughly, virtually The crater was two miles across and roughly circular.

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