"circular letter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: circular letters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} circular letter (plural circular letters)
  1. A freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters. Synonyms: circular Derived forms: circular (english: as a circular letter) Related terms: open letter, memorandum Translations (freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters): շրջաբերական (šrǰaberakan) (Armenian), циркулярно писмо (cirkuljarno pismo) (Bulgarian), 通函 (tōnghán) (Chinese Mandarin), circulaire [feminine] (Dutch), cirkulero (Esperanto), kiertokirje (Finnish), circulaire [feminine] (French), Rundbrief [masculine] (German), Rundschreiben [neuter] (German), Zirkular [neuter] (German), εγκύκλιος (egkýklios) [feminine] (Greek), körlevél (Hungarian), körözvény (Hungarian), cirkulero (Ido), surat edaran (Indonesian), imlitir [feminine] (Irish), circolare [feminine] (Italian), окружница (okružnica) [archaic, feminine] (Macedonian), циркуларно писмо (cirkularno pismo) [neuter] (Macedonian), pekeliling (Malay), mātārere (Maori), rundskriv [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), rundskriv [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), circular [feminine] (Portuguese), јакарулу самара (ǰakarulu samara) (Southern Altai), тегерик танык (tegerik tanïk) (Southern Altai), circular (Spanish), rundskrivelse [common-gender] (Swedish), cirkulär [neuter] (Swedish), sirkular (Tagalog), palibot (Tagalog), palibot-sulat (Tagalog), palibot-liham (Tagalog), thông tư (Vietnamese), sirkülapenäd (Volapük), cylchlythyr [masculine] (Welsh)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "english": "as a circular letter",
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        }
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        "A freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters."
      ],
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          "freely"
        ],
        [
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          "distributed"
        ],
        [
          "letter",
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        ],
        [
          "pamphlet",
          "pamphlet"
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        [
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          "routine"
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        },
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        }
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          "word": "circular"
        }
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          "roman": "šrǰaberakan",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "word": "շրջաբերական"
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "cirkuljarno pismo",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "word": "циркулярно писмо"
        },
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "tōnghán",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "word": "通函"
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "circulaire"
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "word": "cirkulero"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "word": "kiertokirje"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "circulaire"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
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            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Rundbrief"
        },
        {
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Rundschreiben"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Zirkular"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "egkýklios",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "εγκύκλιος"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "word": "körlevél"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "word": "körözvény"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "word": "cirkulero"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "word": "surat edaran"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "imlitir"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "circolare"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "okružnica",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "tags": [
            "archaic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "окружница"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "cirkularno pismo",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "циркуларно писмо"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "word": "pekeliling"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "word": "mātārere"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "rundskriv"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "rundskriv"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "circular"
        },
        {
          "code": "alt",
          "lang": "Southern Altai",
          "roman": "ǰakarulu samara",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "word": "јакарулу самара"
        },
        {
          "code": "alt",
          "lang": "Southern Altai",
          "roman": "tegerik tanïk",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "word": "тегерик танык"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "word": "circular"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "rundskrivelse"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "cirkulär"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "word": "sirkular"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "word": "palibot"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "word": "palibot-sulat"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "word": "palibot-liham"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "word": "thông tư"
        },
        {
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "word": "sirkülapenäd"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cylchlythyr"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "circular letter"
}
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      "english": "as a circular letter",
      "word": "circular"
    }
  ],
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "memorandum"
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        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
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        "English nouns",
        "Entries with translation boxes",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Terms with Armenian translations",
        "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
        "Terms with Dutch translations",
        "Terms with Esperanto translations",
        "Terms with Finnish translations",
        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Greek translations",
        "Terms with Hungarian translations",
        "Terms with Ido translations",
        "Terms with Indonesian translations",
        "Terms with Irish translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Macedonian translations",
        "Terms with Malay translations",
        "Terms with Mandarin translations",
        "Terms with Maori translations",
        "Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations",
        "Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Southern Altai translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Swedish translations",
        "Terms with Tagalog translations",
        "Terms with Vietnamese translations",
        "Terms with Volapük translations",
        "Terms with Welsh translations"
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      ],
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          "matter",
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        ]
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    {
      "word": "circular"
    }
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "šrǰaberakan",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "word": "շրջաբերական"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "cirkuljarno pismo",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "word": "циркулярно писмо"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tōnghán",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "word": "通函"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "circulaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "word": "cirkulero"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "word": "kiertokirje"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "circulaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Rundbrief"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Rundschreiben"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Zirkular"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "egkýklios",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "εγκύκλιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "word": "körlevél"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "word": "körözvény"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "word": "cirkulero"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "word": "surat edaran"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "imlitir"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "circolare"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "okružnica",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "окружница"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "cirkularno pismo",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "циркуларно писмо"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "word": "pekeliling"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "word": "mātārere"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "rundskriv"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "rundskriv"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "circular"
    },
    {
      "code": "alt",
      "lang": "Southern Altai",
      "roman": "ǰakarulu samara",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "word": "јакарулу самара"
    },
    {
      "code": "alt",
      "lang": "Southern Altai",
      "roman": "tegerik tanïk",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "word": "тегерик танык"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "word": "circular"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "rundskrivelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "cirkulär"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "word": "sirkular"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "word": "palibot"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "word": "palibot-sulat"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "word": "palibot-liham"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "word": "thông tư"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "word": "sirkülapenäd"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cylchlythyr"
    }
  ],
  "word": "circular letter"
}

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