Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bicyclism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bi-cy-clism
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The art of riding a bicycle.

Dated; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Here we have the ninth number of the fourth volume of a journal devoted to the great and noble art of Bicyclism. A modern art, unknown utterly to our forefathers, it has sprung into existence with intense velocity […]"
"One result of bicyclism is that many retired nooks and corners of our beautiful island are now more effectually explored than they ever were before; the grass-grown turnpike roads are no longer peopled only by farmers' manure-carts […]"

Etymology

From bicycle + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: bicycle

Usage

Questions

What does bicyclism mean?: The art of riding a bicycle.
Where does bicyclism come from?: From bicycle + -ism.

How to pronounce bicyclism

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