circulus in definiendo
noun
circulus in de·fin·i·en·do
-ˌində̇ˌfinēˈen(ˌ)dō
logic
: a vicious circle in definition
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, circle in definition
- quadrupled
- quadrupleness
- quadrupler
- quadruples
- quadruplest
- quadruplet
- quadruplets
- quadruplex
- quadruplexed
- quadruplexes
- quadruplexing
- quadruplicate
- quadruplicated
- quadruplicates
- quadruplicating
- quadruplication
- quadruplications
- quadruplicities
- quadruplicity
- quadrupling
- quadruply
- quadrupole
- quadrupoles
- quads
- quaer