circular
cir·cu·lar
adjective
1.
2.
noun
1.
an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
- “he mailed the circular to all subscribers”
Origin
From Middle English circuler, circuleer, circulere, from Old French circulier (French circulaire), from Late Latin circularis, from Latin circulus, diminutive of circus (“ring”). By surface analysis, circle + -ar.
Phrases
- circular angle
- circular arc
- circular argument
- circular breathing
- circular buffer
- circular canon
- circular cone
- circular dichroism
- hand bill
- junk mail
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