Meanings
adjectiveuncirculated (comparative more uncirculated, superlative most uncirculated)
comparative more uncirculated · superlative most uncirculated · alternative unc
- Not circulated.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishcirculated
- Englishuncirculated
From un- + circulated.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Danish ucirkuleret, bankfrisk
- ucirkuleretnumismatics: coin or banknote that is completely undamaged. Best quality available that was not made for collectors
- bankfrisknumismatics: coin or banknote that is completely undamaged. Best quality available that was not made for collectors
German unzirkuliert, kassenfrisch
- unzirkuliertnumismatics: coin or banknote that is completely undamaged. Best quality available that was not made for collectors
- kassenfrischnumismatics: coin or banknote that is completely undamaged. Best quality available that was not made for collectors
- bankfrischnumismatics: coin or banknote that is completely undamaged. Best quality available that was not made for collectors
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APA
uncirculated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncirculated
MLA
“uncirculated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncirculated. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncirculated,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncirculated.
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