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Definition circle in British English

circle noun

[countable] noun
/ˈsɜː(r)k(ə)l/

▪ acquaintances, admirers, advisers, friends

1

a round shape consisting of a curved line that completely encloses a space and is the same distance from the centre at every point. Something in the shape of a circle is circular

Example

a mathematical calculation to find out the radius of a circle

Example

Cut out a circle of paper.

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1.1

a group of people or things arranged in a circle

Example

a circle of stones

Example

The dancers were standing in a circle around the fire.

Example

Now I'd like you to form a circle and hold hands.

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2

a group of people who know one another or are related to one another

Example

They have a large circle of friends and acquaintances.

Example

I soon became a member of her social circle.

Example

He now felt he was a member of the family circle.

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2.1

a group of people who are interested in the same things or who have the same profession

Example

He began to move in the scientific circles centred round Sir Charles Cavendish.

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Definition circle in British English