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cirque
(sʉrk)
noun
- a circular space or arrangement
- Old Poet. a circle; ring
- Archaic a circus
- Geol. a steep, hollow excavation high on a mountainside, made by glacial erosion; natural amphitheater
Origin: Fr < L circus: see circus
See cirque in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A steep bowl-shaped hollow occurring at the upper end of a mountain valley, especially one forming the head of a glacier or stream. Also called cwm.
- A ring; a circle.
Origin:
Origin: French
Origin: , from Latin circus, circle; see circle
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