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cirque

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Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

cirquen. [F., fr. L. circus.].
  •  A circle; a circus; a circular erection or arrangement of objects.  [1913 Webster]
    "A dismal cirque
    Of Druid stones upon a forlorn moor.
    "  [1913 Webster]
  •  A kind of circular valley in the side of a mountain, walled around by precipices of great height.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

cirque, n.
1 Geol. a deep bowl-shaped hollow at the head of a valley or on a mountainside.
2 poet. a a ring. b an amphitheatre or arena.

Etymology
F f. L CIRCUS

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