
Uroboros
[oor-ə-BUR-əs]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Greek, 1940s
1.
A circular symbol depicting a snake, or less commonly a dragon, swallowing its tail, as an emblem of wholeness or infinity.
Examples of Uroboros in a sentence
"The way one event blends into another makes summer festival season feel like an entertainment uroboros."
"My brother described the all-inclusive vacation he just got back from as “an uroboros of constant food and drink.”"

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