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单词 ring-a-ring
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ring-a-ringn.

Brit. /ˌrɪŋəˈrɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌrɪŋəˈrɪŋ/
Forms: 1900s– ring-a-ring, 1900s– ringaring.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: ring n.1
Etymology: Reduplication of ring n.1 with connective element -a-, in quot. 1953 (and perhaps also in quot. 1922) after ring-a-ring o' roses n.
A circle or circular movement.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement in circle or curve > [noun] > movement in circle
umganga1300
umganginga1340
circlingc1440
compassing1530
circuition1533
circulation1535
round1539
circumgyration1606
rounding1612
circuling1647
circuiting1659
circumagitation1660
circuity1770
ringing1868
milling1874
circumfluence1881
ring-a-ring1922
mill1961
1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xv. [Circe] 486 I'm a tiny tiny thing Ever flying in the spring Round and round a ringaring.
1953 A. Clarke Moment Next to Nothing ii. 32 He Was near that oak, speaking of Marravaun—A ring-a-ring o' birds around him.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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