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circular definitions

circular definitions is the plural of circular definition.

Meaning of circular definition

Noun

circular definition (plural circular definitions)

  1. A definition relying directly or indirectly on the term being defined.
    • Saying that obscenity is indecent and then saying something is indecent if it's obscene is a circular definition.

Questions about circular definitions

What is circular definitions the plural of?
Circular definitions is the plural of circular definition.

Words near circular definitions in the dictionary

  1. circular buffer
  2. circular buffers
  3. circular cone
  4. circular cones
  5. circular definition
  6. circular definitions
  7. circular dichroism
  8. circular economies
  9. circular economy
  10. circular fashion
  11. circular file

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Adapted from Wiktionary: circular definitions (page history and authors); circular definition (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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