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Definition of virtuous circle noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

virtuous circle

noun

/ˌvɜːtʃuəs ˈsɜːkl/

/ˌvɜːrtʃuəs ˈsɜːrkl/

(formal)

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a series of events in which each one seems to increase the good effects of the previous one compare vicious circle

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