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- [sahy-kuh l]
- /ˈsaɪ kəl/
- /ˈsaɪkl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sahy-kuh l]
- /ˈsaɪ kəl/
Definitions of cycle word
- verb cycle If you cycle, you ride a bicycle. 3
- countable noun cycle A cycle is a bicycle. 3
- countable noun cycle A cycle is a motorcycle. 3
- countable noun cycle A cycle is a series of events or processes that is repeated again and again, always in the same order. 3
- countable noun cycle A cycle is a single complete series of movements in an electrical, electronic, or mechanical process. 3
- countable noun cycle A cycle is a series of songs or poems that are intended to be performed or read one after the other. 3
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Origin of cycle
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English cicle < Late Latin cyclus < Greek kýklos cycle, circle, wheel, ring, disk, orb; see wheel
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Parts of speech for Cycle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cycle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cycle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cycle
noun cycle
- revolution — an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
- series — a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- period — a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics: a period of illness; a period of great profitability for a company; a period of social unrest in Germany.
- course — Course is often used in the expression 'of course', or instead of 'of course' in informal spoken English. See of course.
- rhythm — movement or procedure with uniform or patterned recurrence of a beat, accent, or the like.
verb cycle
- pedal — a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- bike — A bike is a bicycle or a motorcycle.
- ride — to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.
- drive — to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
- steer — to guide the course of (something in motion) by a rudder, helm, wheel, etc.: to steer a bicycle.
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