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A closed curved line forming a perfectly round, flat figure.

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Usage examples (40)
  • The art project started with the drawing of a circle in the center of the paper.
  • circle the globe
  • He calculated the circumference of the circle
  • The chairs were arranged in a circle
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  • The mice formed a "circle" (a curved line, every point of which is equally distant from the center) around the "cereal" (any grain used for food).
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