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   semicircle

   /ˈsɛmɪˌsəːkl/

   noun

   • 1. a half of a circle or of its circumference.
   • ▪ a set of objects arranged in a semicircle: "chairs were in a semicircle round the hearth"

   Word Origin early 16th century: from Latin semicirculus(see semi-, circle).

   Scrabble Points: 16

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