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circularity

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cir⋅cu⋅lar

  [sur-kyuh-ler]
–adjective
1. having the form of a circle; round: a circular tower.
2. of or pertaining to a circle: a circular plane.
3. moving in or forming a circle or a circuit: the circular rotation of the earth.
4. moving or occurring in a cycle or round: the circular succession of the seasons.
5. roundabout; indirect; circuitous: a circular route.
6. Logic. of or pertaining to reasoning in which the conclusion is ostensibly proved, but in actuality it or its equivalent has been assumed as a premise.
7. pertaining to a circle or set of persons.
8. (of a letter, memorandum, etc.) addressed to a number of persons or intended for general circulation.
–noun
9. a letter, advertisement, notice, or statement for circulation among the general public.
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Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L circulāris, equiv. to circul(us) circle + -āris -ar 1

Related forms:
cir⋅cu⋅lar⋅i⋅ty, cir⋅cu⋅lar⋅ness, noun
cir⋅cu⋅lar⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
9. handbill, flier, leaflet.
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cir·cu·lar   (sûr'kyə-lər)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to a circle.

    1. Shaped like or nearly like a circle; round.

    2. Moving in or forming a circle.

  3. Circuitous; roundabout: took a circular route to the office.

  4. Using a premise to prove a conclusion that in turn is used to prove the premise: a circular argument.

  5. Defining one word in terms of another that is itself defined in terms of the first word.

  6. Addressed or distributed to a large number of persons.

n.  A printed advertisement, directive, or notice intended for mass distribution.

[Middle English circuler, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin circulāris, from circulus, circle; see circle.]
cir'cu·lar'i·ty (-lār'ĭ-tē) n., cir'cu·lar·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

circular 
1370, from Anglo-Fr. circuler, O.Fr. circulier, from L. circularis, from circulus (see circle). Sense of "a notice circulated" is from 1818.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cir·cu·lar
Pronunciation: 's&r-ky&-l&r
Function: adjective
: MANIC-DEPRESSIVE; especially : BIPOLAR3 circular state —Havelock Ellis>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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