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circs

UK/sɜːks/US/sɝks/

circs is the plural of circ.

circs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of circ.

Meaning of circ

Noun (1)

circ (plural circs)

  1. (obsolete) An amphitheatrical circle for sports; a circus.
    • It is remarkable, that circs of the same ſort are still to be seen in Cornwall1774-1781, Thomas Warton, History of English Poetry

Noun (2)

circ (plural circs)

  1. (informal) Circumcision.
    • During the pre-NHS 1930s, circumcision was as fashionable among the British middle class as confirmation. Breech deliveries were said to be popular with both obstetrician and anaesthetist, a boy assuring them early in the birth of 'a couple of guineas next week for the circ.'2001, Richard Gordon, Great Medical Mysteries, House of Stratus, published 2001, →ISBN, page 65

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Noun

circs pl (plural only)

  1. (informal, plural, plural-only) Circumstances.
    • I'm covered as far as iPod and automobile go as I have a solid library of music I've ripped from CD and purchased. But music throughout the house is trickier. And, under normal circs, subscription is no answer.2009 May 21, Christopher Breen, “Subscriptions, Sonos, and the Second Coming”, in Macworld
    • Charlie Gilmour's father is an old Etonian poet; his stepfather a superannuated rock star worth around £78m whose most famous ditty insisted, somewhat amusingly under the circs, that "We don't need no education."2010 December 16, Julie Burchill, “Spare us these pampered protesters who riot in defence of their privilege”, in The Independent

Words that rhyme with circs

Questions about circs

What does circs mean?
Circs means circumstances.
What is circs the plural of?
Circs is the plural of circ.
What part of speech is circs?
Circs is a noun.
How do you pronounce circs?
Circs is pronounced /sɝks/ (US).

Words near circs in the dictionary

  1. circoviral
  2. circovirus
  3. circoviruses
  4. circRNA
  5. circRNAs
  6. circs
  7. circuit
  8. circuit bending
  9. circuit board
  10. circuit boards
  11. circuit breaker

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