adverb
Back to the starting point: We've come full circle from wealth to poverty to wealth again.
full circle
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Noun
(plural full circles)
Usage notes
In geometry, a full circle is properly an arc of 360°, but informally it may be used to refer to the angle measure subtending that arc.
Adverb
(not comparable)
- Through a rotation or revolution that ends at the starting point.
- (idiomatic) Through a cycle of transition, returning to where one started after gaining experience or exploring other things.
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