cir·cu·lar (sûr ky -lr)adj. 1. Of or relating to a circle. 2. a. Shaped like or nearly like a circle; round. b. Moving in or forming a circle. 3. Circuitous; roundabout: took a circular route to the office. 4. Using a premise to prove a conclusion that in turn is used to prove the premise: a circular argument. 5. Defining one word in terms of another that is itself defined in terms of the first word. 6. Addressed or distributed to a large number of persons. n. A printed advertisement, directive, or notice intended for mass distribution. [Middle English circuler, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin circul  ris, from circulus, circle; see circle.]cir  cu·lari·ty (-l r -t ) n.cir cu·lar·ly adv. |
circularism, circularity
reasoning or arguing in a circle.
See also: Argumentation
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| Noun | 1. | circularity - the roundness of a 2-dimensional figure roundness - the property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angular concentricity - the quality of having the same center (as circles inside one another) eccentricity - a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path |
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