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hemicycle.

A semicircle.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. A semicircle.

  2. A semicircular structure.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Proto-Hellenic [Term?] Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- Proto-Hellenic *kúklos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle English hemicycle From hemi- + cycle.

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