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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary hemi·cy·cle ETYMOLOGY Latin hemicyclium, from Greek hēmikyklion, from hēmi- + kyklos circle — more at cycle DATE 15th century : a curved or semicircular structure or arrangement Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged hemi·cy·cle \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at hemi- +ˌsīkəl\ nounEtymology: French hémicycle, modification of Latin hemicyclium, from Greek hēmikyklion, from hēmi- hemi- (I) + kyklos circle + -ion -ium — more at cycle 1. : a half circle : semicircle 2. : a curved or approximately semicircular structure or arrangement (as in an arena) : a curving or semicircular form (as of a driveway) < a simple hemicycle containing the altar — W.K.Sturges > < the hemicycle of our modern civilization, the horseshoe area where nomadic man first settled down to tend crops — National Geographic > |
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