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1 circes
circĕs, itis, m. [circum-ire], a circle (ante- and post-class.): ut parvi circuli Anuli, sic magni dicebantur circites Ani, Varr L. L. 6, § 8 Müll.; Sid. Carm. 22, 222. —So of the circumference of the circus, Sid. Carm. 23, 381. -
2 circes
circle, ring; circuit, circumference of the circus -
3 circulus
circulus ī ( acc plur. circlos, V.), m dim. [circus], a circular figure, circle: qui ku/klos Graece dicitur: muri exterior, L.—Esp., in astronomy, a circular course, orbit: stellae circulos suos conficiunt: ubi circulus axem ambit, i. e. at the pole, O. —A circle, ring, necklace, hoop, chain: Flexilis obtorti auri, V.: crinīs subnectit auro, V. — A circle, company, social gathering: in circulis vellicant: in circulum, N.: circulos consectari: per circulos locuti sunt, Ta.: sermones serentium, L.* * *circle; orbit, zone; ring, hoop; belt, collar; company; cycle; circumference
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