circulaire

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: cir‧cu‧lai‧re

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French circulaire.

Noun

circulaire f (plural circulaires, no diminutive)

1. circular letter

Related terms

• circulair
• circulariteit
• circulatie
• circuleren
• cirkel

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

circulaire

1. inflection of circulair:
   1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
   2. definite neuter singular attributive
   3. plural attributive

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “circulaire”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin circularis, from Latin circulus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siʁ.ky.lɛʁ/

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Adjective

circulaire (plural circulaires)

1. circular

Derived terms

• économie circulaire
• scie circulaire

Noun

circulaire f (plural circulaires)

1. decree
2. election leaflet

Related terms

• cercle
• circuler

Descendants

• → Romanian: circulară (calque)

Further reading

• “circulaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• circulerai