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- [hem-i-sahy-kuh l]
- /ˈhɛm ɪˌsaɪ kəl/
- /hˈemɪsˌaɪkəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hem-i-sahy-kuh l]
- /ˈhɛm ɪˌsaɪ kəl/
Definitions of hemicycle word
- noun hemicycle a semicircle. 1
- noun hemicycle a semicircular structure. 1
- abbreviation HEMICYCLE hemicyclium. 1
- noun hemicycle A semicircular shape or structure. 1
- noun hemicycle a semicircular structure, room, arena, wall, etc 0
- noun hemicycle a half circle 0
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Origin of hemicycle
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < French hémicycle < Latin hēmicyclium < Greek hēmikýklion See hemi-, cycle
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Parts of speech for Hemicycle
noun
adjective
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preposition
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hemicycle popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
hemicycle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hemicycle
noun hemicycle
- arc — An arc is a smoothly curving line or movement.
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