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circule

circule noun: a small circle, used in printed matter as a reference mark to refer the reader to a note.

Noun

circule (plural circules)

  1. A small circle, used in printed matter as a reference mark to refer the reader to a note.
    • When a single word in the text has a single note in the Mp [Masora parva], the circule which refers to this note is placed over the word as close to its center as the limitations of printing permit.1967, as published in 1997, Gérard E. Weil, “Foreword to the First Edition II”, in Karl Elliger, Wilhelm Rudolph, et al. (editors), Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, 5th edition, page XVIII
    • When a phrase is the subject of the Mp [Masora parva] note, a raised circule is printed between each of the words within the phrase.1998, Page H. Kelley, Daniel S. Mynatt, and Timothy G. Crawford, The Masorah of Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia: Introduction and annotated glossary, page 5

Forms of circule

pluralcircules

Origin of circule

Either borrowed from Latin circulus, or from circle + -ule.

Questions about circule

What does circule mean?
Circule means a small circle, used in printed matter as a reference mark to refer the reader to a note.
What part of speech is circule?
Circule is a noun.
What is the plural of circule?
The plural of circule is circules.

Words near circule in the dictionary

  1. circulatory
  2. circulatory shock
  3. circulatory shocks
  4. circulatory system
  5. circulatory systems
  6. circule
  7. circulene
  8. circulenes
  9. circules
  10. circulet
  11. circulets

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