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cycle

UK/ˈsaɪ.kəl/ US/ˈsaɪ.kɫ̩/ common
noun (6) verb (5)

noun

1.

an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs

  • “the never-ending cycle of the seasons”
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2.

a series of poems or songs on the same theme

  • “schubert”
3.

a periodically repeated sequence of events

  • “a cycle of reprisal and retaliation”
4.
5.

a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon

  • “a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons”
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6.

a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals

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verb

1.

cause to go through a recurring sequence

  • “cycle thge laundry in this washing program”
2.

pass through a cycle

  • “This machine automatically cycles”
3.
4.
5.

recur in repeating sequences

Origin

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”). Doublet of chakra, chakram, charkha, chukker, cyclus, kike, and wheel (see there for more).

Phrases

  • cycle chord
  • cycle group
  • cycle of fifths
  • cycle off
  • cycle per second
  • cycle polo
  • cycle shorts
  • cycle sort
  • cycle speedway

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