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circination

Pronunciation: /sɜːsɪˈneɪʃən/

The English word “circination” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A circling motion; a rotation.
  2. A circular growth or foliation.

Etymology

From Latin circinationem, from circinare, from circinus.

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