circulation

US /ˌsɝkjʊˈleɪʃən/ UK /ˌsɜː(ɹ).kjʊˈleɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #10076

Meanings

1

noun
The movement of blood around the body

Regular exercise improves your blood circulation.
2

noun
The number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold

The magazine has a circulation of over a million readers.
3

noun
The passing of something, such as money or information, from one person or place to another

The old banknotes will soon be taken out of circulation.

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Forms circulationscirculatory

Derived forms cerebrocirculationcirculationalcirculationarycirculationismcirculationistcocirculationmacrocirculationmalcirculationmicrocirculationmiscirculationnoncirculationovercirculation

Related forms circle cyclecyclus

Etymology

From Middle English circulacioun, from Latin circulatio. Morphologically circulate + -ion.

circulacioun Middle English circulatio Latin

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Space, Position & Direction The Human Body Word Formation & Derivatives

# circulation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˌsɝkjʊˈleɪʃən
**IPA (UK):** ˌsɜː(ɹ).kjʊˈleɪ.ʃən
**Frequency rank:** 10076

## Meanings
1. The movement of blood around the body
2. The number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold
3. The passing of something, such as money or information, from one person or place to another

## Examples
- Regular exercise improves your blood circulation.
- The magazine has a circulation of over a million readers.
- The old banknotes will soon be taken out of circulation.

## Derived Forms
- cerebrocirculation
- circulational
- circulationary
- circulationism
- circulationist
- cocirculation
- macrocirculation
- malcirculation
- microcirculation
- miscirculation
- noncirculation
- overcirculation

## Related Forms
- circle
- cycle
- cyclus

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: circulacioun
- Root: circulatio

## Etymology
From Middle English circulacioun, from Latin circulatio. Morphologically circulate + -ion.

## AI Etymology
Circulation is from Middle English circulacioun, from Latin circulatio. Morphologically circulate + -ion. In present-day use, it can mean the movement of blood around the body, or the number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold. Derived formations include cerebrocirculation, circulational, circulationary, circulationism, and circulationist.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction
- The Human Body
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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