circular definition

Save This Word!

noun Logic.

a definition in which the definiendum (the expression being defined) or a variant of it appears in the definiens (the expression that defines it).

QUIZ

TAKE JOY IN ACING THIS QUIZ ON “PRIDE” SYNONYMS

Hold your head up high as you embark on this quiz that explores some of the synonyms and meanings of “pride.”

Question 1 of 7

What does "dignity" mean?

Words nearby circular definition

Nor does the jet have the ability to capture high-definition video, utilize an infra-red pointer.
Pentagon Misfires in Stealth Jet Scandal|Dave Majumdar|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Steve Garth, who works in Circular Quay, was inside the Cartier jewelry store near the café when the siege began.
Jihadi Siege in Sydney Ends in Gunfight|Courtney Subramanian, Lennox Samuels, Chris Allbritton|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Those who are by definition free of the biases that come with living near or working with those entrusted to protect us.
Cops, CIA Share a Culture of Lawlessness|Cliff Schecter|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Editor's Note: This article has been revised to include the definition and text of Section 12.
Prof: MIT Hospitalized Me For Ferguson Tweets|Nina Strochlic|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Back in 2001, that “definition” of female beauty basically fell into two categories: Playboy chic, or heroin chic.
Masters of Alt Sex: SuicideGirls Hits Puberty and Wants to Invade Your TV Set|Marlow Stern|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Since we are to learn by thinking we must at the outset learn the definition of the three Laws of Thinking.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
The road descended on the other side, and we followed it till we came unexpectedly upon a little circular park.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
Her eye fastened on a circular portion of the wall-paper pattern, and she felt that the whole room was revolving about her.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
You see, all the swells sat in their boxes and gazed right down on the dancers, who had a circular place roped off for them.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
In a party of wits an argument took place as to the definition of a reasonable animal.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various