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  • 101cir|cus|y — or cir|cus|sy «SUR kuh see», adjective. resembling or characteristic of a circus: »Figurative. There is…something slightly circusy about this proposed parade of American technology (Wall Street Journal) …

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  • 102cir|ro|cu|mu|lus — cir|ro cu|mu|lus or cir|ro|cu|mu|lus «SIHR oh KYOO myuh luhs», noun. a cloud formation consisting of very small, globular masses of white, fleecy clouds arranged in wavelike rows or groups, occurring at heights of 20,000 feet and above; mackerel… …

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  • 103cir|ro-cu|mu|lus — or cir|ro|cu|mu|lus «SIHR oh KYOO myuh luhs», noun. a cloud formation consisting of very small, globular masses of white, fleecy clouds arranged in wavelike rows or groups, occurring at heights of 20,000 feet and above; mackerel sky. Abbr: Cc (no …

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  • 104cir|ro|stra|tus — cir|ro stra|tus or cir|ro|stra|tus «SIHR oh STRAY tuhs», noun. a thin, veillike cloud formation of ice crystals occurring at heights of 20,000 feet and above, consisting of a horizontal hazy layer, or in some instances inclined sheets thinning… …

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  • 105cir|ro-stra|tus — or cir|ro|stra|tus «SIHR oh STRAY tuhs», noun. a thin, veillike cloud formation of ice crystals occurring at heights of 20,000 feet and above, consisting of a horizontal hazy layer, or in some instances inclined sheets thinning upward into light… …

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  • 106cir|rus — «SIHR uhs», noun, plural cir|ri. 1. a thin, fleecy white cloud of ice crystals formed very high in the air. It gives the appearance of diverging filaments or wisps, and often resembles curls or locks of hair or wool. 2. Zoology. any one of… …

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  • 107CIR-HARESETH — i. e. murus lateris, urbs Moab …

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  • 108cir mil — cir mil, circular mil …

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  • 109cir|can|ni|an — «sur KAN ee uhn», adjective. of or having to do with a biological or behavioral process that recurs in an innate yearly rhythm, as the annual cycle of hibernation and activity in animals. ╂[< Latin circā around + annus year + English an] …

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  • 110cir|can|nu|al — «sur KAN yu uhl», adjective. = circannian. (Cf. ↑circannian) …

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