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Noun Unicycle Uni Uni·Cy·Cle In  Tricycle Vehicle Single

Title Unicycle
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uni·cy·cle
 \\ˈyü-ni-ˌsī-kəl\\ noun
 ETYMOLOGY  uni- + -cycle (as in tricycle)
 DATE  1869
: a vehicle that has a single wheel and is usually propelled by pedals
• uni·cy·clist 
 \\-ˌsī-k(ə-)list\\ noun

English Etymology
unicycle
  1869, Amer.Eng., from L. uni- "one" (see uni-) + -cycle, from bicycle (from Gk. kyklos "circle, wheel").
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
unicycle
uni·cycle / 5ju:nisaikl / (also mono·cycle) noun   a vehicle that is similar to a bicycle but that has only six wheel
   独轮脚踏车
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
uni·cy·cle
\ˈyünəˌsīkəl\ noun
Etymology: uni- + -cycle (as in tricycle)
: any of various vehicles that have a single wheel, are used for personal transport, exercise, or haulage, and are propelled usually by pedals or applied draft
• uni·cy·clist \-klə̇st\ noun

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