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noun
to the original place, source, or state through a cycle of developments (usually used in the phrase come full circle).
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QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of full circle
1875–80, for literal sense
Words nearby full circle
full-blown, full board, full-bodied, full-bore, full-bottomed, full circle, full circle, come, full count, full-court press, full-cream, full-cut
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