noun
- The dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines. )
- Movement through a circuit; especially the movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels.
- Library science. ( the count of books that are loaned by a library over a specified period)
- Number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold.
- usage: "by increasing its circulation the newspaper hoped to increase its advertising"
- Free movement or passage (as of cytoplasm within a cell or sap through a plant. )
- usage: "ocean circulation is an important part of global climate"; "a fan aids air circulation"
- The spread or transmission of something (as news or money) to a wider group or area. .
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