Circination

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Circination \Cir`ci*na"tion\, n. [L. circinatio circle.]
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     1. An orbicular motion. [Obs.] --bailey.
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     2. A circle; a concentric layer. [Obs.] "The circinations and


        spherical rounds of onions." --Sir T. Browne.
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