Etymology

orbiculate

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Today it means: spherical or circular; orbicular Full definition →

Latin orbiculātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromorbiculātus
  2. English todayorbiculate

First attested in 1650; borrowed from Latin orbiculātus, from orbiculus; see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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