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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|xno|circuler]], Old French circulier (modern circulaire),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) a learned borrowing of Late Latin circulāris, from circulus, small ring (see [[circle]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) The spelling circular, first recorded in the late 1500s, imitates the Latin.^(Barnhart 1988)
+ It is [[bor|xno|circuler]], [[fro|circulier]] (modern circulaire),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) a learned borrowing of [[la-lat|circulāris]], from [[m|la-lat|circulus]], small ring (see [[circle]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) The spelling circular, first recorded in the late 1500s, imitates the Latin.^(Barnhart 1988)
==Earliest recorded meaning==