beautiful enchantress of the isle of Aea who transformed into swine those who drank from her cup ("Odyssey"), late 14c., from Latin Circe, from Greek Kirke. Related: Circean "fascinating but depraving" (1640s).
cipher
ciphering
circa
circadian
Circassian
Circe
circensian
circinate
circle
circlet
circle-wise
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