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Word: Circadian
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
1950s: formed irregularly from Latin circa ‘about’ + dies ‘day’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
səːˈkeɪdɪən
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of biological processes) recurring naturally on a twenty-four-hour cycle, even in the absence of light fluctuations
Short Definition:(of biological processes) recurring naturally on twenty-four-hour cycle, even in absence of light fluctuations
Examples:- a circadian rhythm
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