Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - circular
Circular
circular
adj. & n. --adj. 1 a having the form of a circle. b moving or taking place along a circle (circular tour). 2 Logic (of reasoning) depending on a vicious circle. 3 (of a letter or advertisement etc.) printed for distribution to a large number of people. --n. a circular letter, leaflet, etc. Phrases and idioms circular saw a power saw with a rapidly rotating toothed disc. Derivatives circularity n. circularly adv. Etymology: ME f. AF circuler, OF circulier, cerclier f. LL circularis f. L circulus CIRCLE
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English circuler, from Middle French, from Late Latin ~is, from Latin circulus circle Date: 15th century 1. having the form of a circle ; round , moving in or describing a circle or spiral , 2. of or relating to a circle or its mathematical properties , having a ~ base or bases , circuitous, indirect, marked by or moving in a cycle, being or involving reasoning that uses in the argument or proof a conclusion to be proved or one of its unproved consequences, intended for circulation , ~ity noun ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. noun Date: 1789 a paper (as a leaflet) intended for wide distribution ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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