cycle

nounera, phase

Synonyms for cycle

noun era, phase

Word Origin & History

late 14c., from Late Latin cyclus, from Greek kyklos "circle, wheel, any circular body, circular motion, cycle of events," from PIE *kwel- "to roll, to move around, wheel" (cf. Sanskrit cakram "circle, wheel," carati "he moves, wanders;" Avestan caraiti "applies himself," c'axra "chariot, wagon;" Greek polos "a round axis" (PIE *kw- becomes Greek p- before some vowels), polein "move around;" Latin colere "to frequent, dwell in, to cultivate, move around," cultus "tended, cultivated," hence also "polished," colonus "husbandman, tenant farmer, settler, colonist;" Lithuanian kelias "a road, a way;" Old Norse hvel, Old English hweol "wheel;" Old Russian kolo, Polish koło, Russian koleso "a wheel").

Example Sentences forcycle

The three works will serve to complete each other, and they complete a cycle of the theme.

My sixth a cycle of revolving time,Which visits every nation, age, and clime.

The cycle of beauty and eternal hope, and, incidentally, the good of trade.

In general it appears that practice has moved and still moves in a cycle.

Then he mounted his cycle and rode away from me down the drive towards the Hall.

The thing is no longer a string of incidents; it is a cycle of incidents.

But suppose that the cycle won't give you a ten-second solution?

On the day 12 Ah was completed the 16th year of the third cycle.

On the day 12 Ah was completed the third year of the third cycle.

On the day 10 Ah was completed the 8th year of the third cycle.

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Synonyms for cycle

bike

biking

circle

circuit

day

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Synonyms for cycle

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