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semicircle
sem·i·cir·cle [ sémmi sùrk'l ] (plural sem·i·cir·cles)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. half circle: half of the area or circumference of a circle
2. curved line: a curved or crescent-shaped line of things or people in the shape of a semicircle
[Early 16th century. < Latin semicirculus< circulus "small circle"]

sem·i·cir·cu·lar [ sèmmi súrkyələr ] adjective
sem·i·cir·cu·lar·ly adverb
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