circulation

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

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circulation (uncountable)

1. The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.
2. The act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission.
3. Currency; circulating coin; notes, bills, etc., current for coin.
4. The extent to which anything circulates or is circulated; the measure of diffusion; as, the circulation of a newspaper.
5. The movement of the blood in the blood-vascular system, by which it is brought into close relations with almost every living elementary constituent. Also the movement of the sap in the vessels and tissues of plants.

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• IPA: /siʁ.ky.la.sjɔ̃/
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circulation f.

1. traffic (pedestrians or vehicles on roads or on the air)