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cir·cle -noun
1. a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center.
2. the portion of a plane bounded by such a curve.
3. any circular or ringlike object, formation, or arrangement: a circle of dancers.
4. a ring, circlet, or crown.
5. the ring of a circus.
6. a section of seats in a theater: dress circle.
7. the area within which something acts, exerts influence, etc.; realm; sphere: A politician has a wide circle of influence.
8. a series ending where it began, esp. when perpetually repeated; cycle: the circle of the year.
9. Logic . an argument ostensibly proving a conclusion but actually assuming the conclusion or its equivalent as a premise; vicious circle.
10. a complete series forming a connected whole; cycle: the circle of the sciences.
11. a number of persons bound by a common tie; coterie: a literary circle; a family circle.
12. Government . an administrative division, esp. of a province.
13. Geography . a parallel of latitude.
14. Astronomy . a. (formerly) the orbit of a heavenly body. b. meridian circle
15. Surveying . a glass or metal disk mounted concentrically with the spindle of a theodolite
16. a sphere or orb: the circle of the earth.
17. a ring of light in the sky; halo.




















