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单词 circular
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circular

adjective
/ˈsɜːkjələ(r)/
/ˈsɜːrkjələr/
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  1. having the shape of a circle; round
    • a circular building
    • He had round unblinking eyes and a perfectly circular head.
    • The crater was two miles across and roughly circular.
    Topics Colours and Shapesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    adverb
    • perfectly
    • almost
    • nearly
    See full entry
  2. moving around in a circle
    • a circular tour of the city
    • Using small circular movements, massage the muscles on either side of the spine.
  3. (of an argument or a theory) using an idea or a statement to prove something that is then used to prove the idea or statement at the beginningTopics Opinion and argumentc2
  4. (of a letter) sent to a large number of people
  5. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French circulier, from late Latin circularis, from Latin circulus ‘small ring’, diminutive of circus ‘ring’.

circular

noun
/ˈsɜːkjələ(r)/
/ˈsɜːrkjələr/
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  1. a letter, notice or advertisement that is sent to a large number of people at the same time
    • The company will dispatch a circular to its shareholders giving details of the takeover.
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French circulier, from late Latin circularis, from Latin circulus ‘small ring’, diminutive of circus ‘ring’.
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