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circular
English
Etymology
From Middle English circuler, circuleer, circulere, borrowed from Old French circulier, from Late Latin circularis, from Latin circulus, diminutive of circus (“ring”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?s??k.j?.l?(?)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?s?k.j?.l?/
- Hyphenation: cir?cu?lar
Adjective
circular (comparative more circular, superlative most circular)
- Of or relating to a circle.
- In the shape of, or moving in a circle.
- Circuitous or roundabout.
- 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.
- a circular formula in a spreadsheet
- Distributed to a large number of persons.
- 1827, Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England
- a proclamation of Henry III., […] doubtless circular throughout England
- 1827, Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England
- (obsolete) Perfect; complete.
- 1632, Philip Massinger, Maid of Honour, act I, scene 2:
- A man so absolute and circular / In all those wished-for rarities that may take / A virgin captive.
- 1632, Philip Massinger, Maid of Honour, act I, scene 2:
- (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?
- February 1, 1711, John Dennis, on the Genius and Writings of Shakespeare
Hyponyms
- semicircular
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
circular (plural circulars)
- Synonym of flyer: a printed advertisement, directive, or notice intended for mass circulation.
- 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 55:
- The pigeon-hole was also stuffed with circulars and hand-bills.
- 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 55:
- Short for circular letter.
- (dated) A sleeveless cloak cut from a circular pattern.
- A shuttle bus with a circular route.
See also
- advertisement
- booklet
- brochure
- catalogue, catalog
- flier, flyer
- handbill, hand bill
- junk mail
- leaflet
- pamphlet
Verb
circular (third-person singular simple present circulars, present participle circularing, simple past and past participle circulared)
- To distribute circulars to or at.
- To extend in a circular direction.
Asturian
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin circularis, from Latin circulus.
Adjective
circular (epicene, plural circulares)
- circular
Related terms
- círculu
Verb
circular (first-person singular indicative present circulo, past participle circuláu)
- to circle
Conjugation
Related terms
- círculu
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /si?.ku?la/
- (Central) IPA(key): /sir.ku?la/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /si?.ku?la?/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Late Latin circularis, from Latin circulus.
Adjective
circular (masculine and feminine plural circulars)
- circular
Noun
circular f (plural circulars)
- circular
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Late Latin circulo, circulare, post-Augustan form of Latin circulor.
Verb
circular (first-person singular present circulo, past participle circulat)
- to circulate
- to move, to travel
Conjugation
Related terms
- cercle
Further reading
- “circular” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “circular” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “circular” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “circular” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin circularis, from Latin circulus.
Adjective
circular m or f (plural circulares)
- (geometry) circular
Related terms
- círculo
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Late Latin circul?ris (“circular round”), from Latin circulus, corresponding to círculo +? -ar.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /si?.ku.?la?/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?si?.ku.?la?/
Adjective
circular m or f (plural circulares, comparable)
- circular; round
- Synonyms: redondo, rotundo
- running in a loop
- (rhetoric, lexicography) circular (referring back to itself)
- circular (distributed to a large number of people)
Noun
circular f (plural circulares)
- circular letter (official communication distributed to interested parties)
Noun
circular m (plural circulares)
- circular (shuttle bus that runs in a loop)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin circul?, circul?re (“I make round”), post-Augustan form of Latin circulor.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /si?.ku.?la?/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?si?.ku.?la(?)/
Verb
circular (first-person singular present indicative circulo, past participle circulado)
- (transitive) to circle (to place a circle around)
- Synonym: circundar
- (intransitive) to circle (to move around an axis)
- Synonyms: girar, rodar
- (intransitive) to circulate (to move through a circuit)
- (intransitive) to flow freely
- (intransitive, or transitive with por) to move about; to walk around
- (transitive) to circulate; to disseminate; to spread
- (intransitive) to circulate; to be disseminated; to be spread; to go around
- (economics) to circulate (to be valid as currency)
- (media) to circulate (to be published and distributed)
- (economics) to circulate (to be valid as currency)
- first-person singular (eu) personal infinitive of circular
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) personal infinitive of circular
- first-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of circular
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) future subjunctive of circular
Conjugation
Romanian
Etymology
From French circulaire
Adjective
circular m or n (feminine singular circular?, masculine plural circulari, feminine and neuter plural circulare)
- circular
Declension
Spanish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Late Latin circul?ris, from Latin circulus.
Adjective
circular (plural circulares)
- circular
Noun
circular f (plural circulares)
- circular (advertisement)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Late Latin circul?re, present active infinitive of circul?, post-Augustan form of Latin circulor. Doublet of the inherited cerchar.
Verb
circular (first-person singular present circulo, first-person singular preterite circulé, past participle circulado)
- to circulate
- to go round, move around
- to scram, clear off
Conjugation
Related terms
- círculo
References
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folder
English
Etymology
From fold +? -er.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?fo??d?/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?f??ld?/
- Rhymes: -??ld?(?)
Noun
folder (plural folders)
- An organizer that papers are kept in, usually with an index tab, to be stored as a single unit in a filing cabinet.
- (computing) A virtual container in a computer's file system, in which files and other folders may be stored. The files and subfolders in a folder are usually related.
- Synonym: directory
- A machine or person that folds things.
- A folding knife, typically a pocketknife.
Descendants
Translations
Anagrams
- refold, rolfed
Danish
Noun
folder c pl
- indefinite plural of folde
Verb
folder
- present tense of folde
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English folder.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: fol?der
- Rhymes: -?ld?r
Noun
folder m (plural folders, diminutive foldertje n)
- (folded) leaflet with information or advertising
Derived terms
Indonesian
Etymology
From English folder.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?f?ld?r/
- Hyphenation: fol?dêr
Noun
foldêr (first-person possessive folderku, second-person possessive foldermu, third-person possessive foldernya)
- folder
- (computing) A virtual container in a computer's file system, in which files and other folders may be stored.
- Synonym: direktori
- An organizer that papers are kept in, usually with an index tab, to be stored as a single unit in a filing cabinet.
- Synonym: map
- (computing) A virtual container in a computer's file system, in which files and other folders may be stored.
Further reading
- “folder” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
folder
- present of folde
Polish
Etymology
From English folder.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?f?l.d?r/
Noun
folder m inan
- (computing) folder
- Synonym: katalog
Declension
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- fôlder
Etymology
From English folder.
Noun
folder m (plural folders or folderes (rare))
- (Brazil) leaflet (small piece of paper with information)
- Synonym: panfleto
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From English folder.
Noun
folder ? (Cyrillic spelling ??????)
- (computing, colloquial) folder
- Synonyms: fascikla, m?pa
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