Both circumference and girth?

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Both circumference and girth is measures around something. Why don't both words mean the same thing?

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As nouns the difference between circumference and girth is that circumference is (geometry) the line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure while girth is the distance measured around an object.

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www.finedictionary.com/girth.html
Definitions. n girth A band or girdle; especially, a band passed under the belly of a horse or other animal, and drawn tight and fastened, to secure a saddle or a pack on its back. 
n girth The measure round a person's body or round a pillar, tree, etc.

Circumference refers to a curved geometric figure, especially a circle.

Both circumference and girth?

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