different between circulate vs faxlore

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin circulatus, past participle of Late Latin circulare (“make circular, encircle”), a later collateral form of circulari (“form a circle (of men) around oneself”), from circulus (“a circle”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: s?r'kü-l?t, IPA^(key): /?s??kju.le?t/

Verb

circulate (third-person singular simple present circulates, present participle circulating, simple past and past participle circulated)

1. (intransitive) to move in circles or through a circuit
2. (transitive) to cause (a person or thing) to move in circles or through a circuit
3. to move from person to person, as at a party
4. to spread or disseminate

   to circulate money or gossip

5. to become widely known
6. (mathematics) Of decimals: to repeat.

Synonyms

• put about
• spread
• disseminate

Translations

Further reading

• circulate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• circulate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Italian

Verb

circulate

1. second-person plural present indicative of circulare
2. second-person plural imperative of circulare
3. feminine plural of circulato

Latin

Verb

circul?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of circul?

English

Etymology

fax +? lore.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?fæksl??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?fæksl??/, /-lo??/
• Hyphenation: fax?lore

Noun

faxlore (uncountable)

1. A kind of folklore comprising humorous material and urban legends that are shared by fax machine.

Coordinate terms

• copylore
• photocopylore
• xeroxlore

Further reading

• faxlore on Wikipedia.Wikipedia