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Word: Cyclic
Speech Type: Adjective
late 18th century: from French cyclique or Latin cyclicus, from Greek kuklikos, from kuklos ‘circle’
ˈsʌɪklɪk
ˈsɪklɪk
occurring in cycles; regularly repeated
Short Definition:occurring in cycles
Examples:- the cyclic pattern of the last two decades
relating to a circle or other closed curve.
Short Definition:relating to circle
(of a compound) having a molecular structure containing one or more closed rings of atoms
Short Definition:having structure containing closed ring of atoms
Examples:- a cyclic sulphonium salt
(of a flower) having its parts arranged in whorls.
Short Definition:arranged in whorls
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