Circle and Guild

Circle

Circle noun - A group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially.

Usage example: got together with her social circle once a week

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Guild and circle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Guild" instead a noun "Circle".

Nearby Words: circular, circled, circlet, circling

Guild noun - A group of persons formally joined together for some common interest.

Usage example: after his apprenticeship, he was able to join the stonemasons' guild

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Circle and guild are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Circle" instead a noun "Guild".

old	old circle	old guild
special	special circle	special guild
certain	certain circle	certain guild
original	original circle	original guild
Other adjectives: single, popular, small, entire, massive, large, main, ancient, new, traditional, larger, last, different, previous.

The Circle of Magic universe has organized street gangs, like the one that raised Briar, but not an organized guild like Tortall's.

Source: Thieves' Guild
In the world of Ravnica in Magic: The Gathering, the Black/White Orzhov guild are known as the "Church of Deals" and built a religion in order to exploit their faithful and provide a support structure for their inner circle.

Source: Path of Inspiration
As far as named NPCs are concerned, the Companions guild has Farkas, one of the warriors of the Circle.

Source: Gentle Giant

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