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Definition of: cirque
(sûrk) noun
1. A circular enclosure; circus.
2. Geol. A circular valley with precipitous walls, usually formed by the action of glaciers.
3. A circlet; ring: a poetical usage. [<F <L circus. Doublet of CIRCUS.]
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