"family circle" meaning in English

See family circle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: family circles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} family circle (plural family circles)
  1. A gallery in a theater, generally one containing inexpensive seats.
    Sense id: en-family_circle-en-noun-LDLuewm6
  2. The social circle comprising one's family.
    Sense id: en-family_circle-en-noun-wejyM3qQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96

Inflected forms

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