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Circular definition

British pronunciation/sˈɜːkjʊlə dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən/
American pronunciation/sˈɜːkjʊlɚ dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən/
Circular definition
[NOUN]
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a type of definition that uses the term being defined as part of the definition itself, resulting in an uninformative or logically flawed explanation

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1. So I'll leave this relatively circular definition alone now.
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