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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|la|circus|t=ring, circular line]] (see [[circle]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) related to Greek kírkos, krikos, ring,^(Hoad 1986)^(AHD) perhaps from a root meaning “to turn, bend”.^(Etymonline)
+ It is [[bor|la|circus|t=ring, circular line]] (see [[circle]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) related to [[grc|κίρκος|tr=kírkos]], krikos, ring,^(Hoad 1986)^(AHD) perhaps from a root meaning “to turn, bend”.^(Etymonline)
==Earliest recorded meaning==