1. Of or relating to a circle. 2a. Shaped like or nearly like a circle; round. b. Moving in or forming a circle. 3. Circuitous; roundabout: took a circular route to the office.4. Using a premise to prove a conclusion that in turn is used to prove the premise: a circular argument.5. Defining one word in terms of another that is itself defined in terms of the first word. 6. Addressed or distributed to a large number of persons.
NOUN:
A printed advertisement, directive, or notice intended for mass distribution.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English circuler, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin circulris, from circulus, circle. See circle.
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