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cycle
What does cycle mean?
cycle (noun): an interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce cycle?
/ˈsaɪkəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does cycle come from?
From Middle English cicle (“fixed length period of years”), from Late Latin cyclus, from Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”), from Proto-Hellenic *kúklos, *kʷókʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos (“circle, wheel”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of cycle?
Words related to cycle
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “cycle” mean?
somebody who possesses great bravery and carries out extraordinary or noble deeds
Not quite: that's what hero means.
an organization of sports teams which play against one another for a championship
Not quite: that's what league means.
an interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed
Right! That's what “cycle” means.
a man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse
Not quite: that's what husband means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “cycle”?
house
Not quite: house means something else.
round
Right!
today
Not quite: today means something else.
point
Not quite: point means something else.
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