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cirque

noun \ˈsərk\

Definition of CIRQUE

1
archaic :  circus
2
:  circle, circlet
3
:  a deep steep-walled basin on a mountain usually forming the blunt end of a valley
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Origin of CIRQUE

French, from Latin circus
First Known Use: 1601

Related to CIRQUE

Synonyms
circle, ring, round, roundel

Rhymes with CIRQUE

burke, Burke, chirk, clerk, dirk, irk, jerk, kirk, lurk, murk, perk, quirk, shirk, smirk, stirk, Turk, work, yerk, zerk

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