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cirque

One entry found.

Main Entry: cirque

Pronunciation: \ˈsərk\

Function: noun

Etymology: French, from Latin circus

Date: 1601

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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