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hemicycle definition

hemi·cy·cle (hem′i sī′kəl)

noun

  1. a half circle
  2. a semicircular room, wall, etc.

Etymology: Fr hémicycle < L hemicyclium < Gr hēmikyklion: see hemi- & cycle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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