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Circinus

American  
[sur-suh-nuhs] / ˈsɜr sə nəs /

noun

Astronomy.

genitive

Circini

  1. the Compasses, a small southern constellation between Triangulum and Centaurus.

Circinus British  
/ ˈsɜːsɪnəs /

noun

  1. a small faint constellation in the S hemisphere close to Centaurus and the Southern Cross

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Etymology

Origin of Circinus

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1830–40

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