Definition
Plural of 'circular': printed or written notices, advertisements, or informational letters that are distributed to many people.
Etymology
From 'circular' (an adjective used as a noun) plus the regular plural '-s.' In this sense, 'circular' became a noun meaning 'a circular letter,' which became common in business from the 1800s onward.
Kelly Says
Circulars were the spam of the 19th century—they arrived by post instead of email, people complained about junk mail just as much as today, and savvy advertisers were already trying to make them stand out with better design.
Translations
ARالعربية
دوائر
da-wa-eer
CACatalà
circulars
sir-kyoo-lairs
CSČeština
okolník
oh-koh-leek
DADansk
cirkelblade
sir-kel-blad-e
DEDeutsch
Rundschreiben
roont-shry-bahn
ELΕλληνικά
διακοσμήσεις
dee-ah-kos-mee-see
ESEspañol
circulars
sir-kyoo-lars
FISuomi
kiertokirjeet
kier-to-kir-ee-et
FRFrançais
circulaires
sir-kyoo-lairs
HIहिन्दी
वृत्ताकार
vritta-kaar
HUMagyar
körlevél
kör-levél
IDBahasa Indonesia
siaran
see-ar-an
ITItaliano
circolari
sir-koh-la-ree
MRMR
वृत्ताकार
vritta-kaar
MSBahasa Melayu
melingkar
me-ling-kar
NLNederlands
circulaties
sir-kyoo-la-tee-es
NONorsk
sirkular
sir-kyoo-lar
PLPolski
okólniki
oh-koh-lni-ki
PTPortuguês
circulars
sir-kyoo-lairs
RORomână
circulare
sir-kyoo-la-reh
RUРусский
кружки
krooshki
SVSvenska
cirkelblad
sir-kel-blad
SWKiswahili
mdundo
m-doo-ndo
TAதமிழ்
வட்ட வட்டங்கள்
vat-ta vat-tang-gal
TEతెలుగు
వృత్తాలు
vrit-taalu
THไทย
เอกสารวงกลม
ek-sa-than wong-glom
TLTL
pangkalahatan
pang-ka-la-ha-tan
TRTürkçe
dairesel
day-reh-sel
VITiếng Việt
thư thông
thu thong
ZUZU
ikhonkoni
ee-chon-ko-nee