Etymology

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Today it means: A cycle, circulation, or rotation; the movement of something in a circular course. Full definition →

Latin circumlātiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromcircumlātiō“a carrying around, circulation”
  2. English todaycircumlation

From Latin circumlātiō (“a carrying around, circulation”), from circumferō (“to carry around”), from circum (“around”) + ferō (“to carry”).

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