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circulation.

The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌsɜː(ɹ).kjʊˈleɪ.ʃən/UK/ˌsɝkjʊˈleɪʃən/US
  1. The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.

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  2. The act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission.

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  3. Currency; circulating coins; notes, bills, etc., current for coin.

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    The new bills will come into circulation next Friday.
  4. The extent to which anything circulates or is circulated; the measurement of diffusion, especially the number of copies sold of a publication.

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  5. The movement of the blood in the circulatory system, by which it is brought into close relations with the cells and tissues of the body; (loosely) the circulatory system.

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  6. The movement of the sap in the vessels and tissues of plants.

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Where this word comes from

From Middle English circulacioun, from Latin circulatio. Morphologically circulate + -ion.

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