circled

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɜː(ɹ)kəld/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Verb

circled

1. simple past and past participle of circle

Adjective

circled (not comparable)

1. Marked with a surrounding circle or ellipse; ringed.

   the circled items in a list

2. (in combinations) Having a certain type, or number, of circles

   a five-circled logo

3. Having the form of a circle; round.
   • c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:

     Monthly changes in her circled orb.

Derived terms

• semicircled
• uncircled

 

References

• “circled”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.