Synonyms for cycle

Grammar : Noun

Spell : sahy-kuh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsaɪ kəl

Top 10 synonyms for cycle

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Définition of cycle

Origin : 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").

noun era, phase

Example sentences :

The three works will serve to complete each other, and they complete a cycle of the theme.
Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen

My sixth a cycle of revolving time,Which visits every nation, age, and clime.
Extract from : « Harper's Young People, June 15, 1880 » by Various

The cycle of beauty and eternal hope, and, incidentally, the good of trade.
Extract from : « Another Sheaf » by John Galsworthy

In general it appears that practice has moved and still moves in a cycle.
Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper

Then he mounted his cycle and rode away from me down the drive towards the Hall.
Extract from : « The Return of Sherlock Holmes » by Arthur Conan Doyle

The thing is no longer a string of incidents; it is a cycle of incidents.
Extract from : « Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens » by G. K. Chesterton

But suppose that the cycle won't give you a ten-second solution?
Extract from : « The Vortex Blaster » by Edward Elmer Smith

On the 5th Ah was completed the first year of the third cycle.
Extract from : « The Annals of the Cakchiquels » by Daniel G. Brinton

On the day 12 Ah was completed the third year of the third cycle.
Extract from : « The Annals of the Cakchiquels » by Daniel G. Brinton

On the day 10 Ah was completed the 8th year of the third cycle.
Extract from : « The Annals of the Cakchiquels » by Daniel G. Brinton

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