Etymology

circule

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Today it means: A small circle, used in printed matter as a reference mark to refer the reader to a note. Full definition →

Latin circulus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcirculus
  2. English todaycircule

Either borrowed from Latin circulus, or from circle + -ule.

Words from the same roots

Latincirculus all →

circlecircularcirculizecirculus

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