Meaning

7 senses
  1. Of or relating to a circle.

    Kreis-

    кругово́йkrugovój

    кругови́йkruhovýj

    describing a circle; moving in a circle

  2. In the shape of, or moving in, a circle.

    Near-synonyms: oval; round; toroid, ringlike, round-like

    rund, Kreis-, kreisartig

    кру́глыйkrúglyj, окру́глыйokrúglyj

    кру́глийkrúhlyj

    having the shape or form of a circle

  3. Circuitous or roundabout.

    око́льныйokólʹnyj, кружно́йkružnój, окружно́йokružnój

  4. Referring back to itself, so as to prevent computation or comprehension; infinitely recursive.

    circular reasoning

    Your dictionary defines "brave" as "courageous", and "courageous" as "brave". That's a circular definition.

    zirkelhaft

  5. Distributed to a large number of persons.

    циркуля́рныйcirkuljárnyj

  6. (obsolete)Perfect; complete.

  7. (archaic)Adhering to a fixed circle of legends; cyclic; hence, mean; inferior.

    February 1, 1711, John Dennis, on the Genius and Writings of Shakespeare Had Virgil been a circular poet, and closely adhered to history, how could the Romans have had Dido?

Examples

31 sentences
  1. I received a circular from the bank.

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  2. Flavio was in a circular room.

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  3. Kalman camped in a circular clearing.

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  4. I've received a circular from the bank.

    ruЯ получил циркуляр от банка.

    deIch habe ein Rundschreiben von der Bank erhalten.

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  5. I put the circular in the post.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
of or relating to a circle:
in the shape of, or moving in a circle:
Русский
By meaning 4
of or relating to a circle:
in the shape of, or moving in a circle:
circuitous or roundabout — see also circuitous, roundabout:
distributed to a large number of persons:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
of or relating to a circle:
in the shape of, or moving in a circle:
referring back to itself — see also circular definition:

Origin

From Middle English circuler, circuleer, circulere, from Old French circulier (French circ

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.

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