Words / B1

SURK-y-uh-l-uh/ˈsɜːkjələ/

A circular is an official letter sent to many people; as an adjective it means shaped like a circle. Memo is a close workplace twin; newsletter is more informal. Exams office: a circular banned smart watches.

Meaning

An official letter or notice sent to many people; as an adjective, shaped like a circle.

Examples

• “A circular from the exams office banned smart watches.”
• “A circular walk is the geography sense — back to the start — not a memo.”

Good to know

a circular (notice). Adjective: circular + noun (argument, walk). Workplace / JCQ. Countable notices. Not “a circle letter”.

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