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cyclical

/ˈsaɪklɪkəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables
cycli-cal
IPA
/ˈsaɪklɪkəl/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Recurring at regular intervals.

adj

Rolled up circularly.

noun

A stock of a cyclical company.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kʷókʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kúklos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English -al English cyclical From cyclic + -al.

Inflected Forms

more cyclical (comparative) most cyclical (superlative) cyclicals (plural)

Derived Forms

acyclical anticyclical contracyclical countercyclical cyclicalism cyclicality cyclically epicyclical heterocyclical homocyclical intercyclical intracyclical

Phrases

cyclical date cyclical unemployment cyclical vomiting syndrome

Frequently Paired Words

cyclicism cyclic encyclical periodical

Synonyms

periodic cyclic cyclical periodical regular

Questions

How do you pronounce cyclical?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsaɪklɪkəl/.
What does cyclical mean?
Recurring at regular intervals.
Where does cyclical come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kʷókʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kúklos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English -al English cyclical From cyclic + -al.

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