cyclic
adjective/ˈsaɪklɪk/, /ˈsɪklɪk/
/ˈsaɪklɪk/, /ˈsɪklɪk/
(also cyclical
[usually before noun]/ˈsaɪklɪkl/, /ˈsɪklɪkl/
/ˈsaɪklɪkl/, /ˈsɪklɪkl/
)- repeated many times and always happening in the same order
- the cyclic processes of nature
- Economic activity often follows a cyclical pattern.
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French cyclique or Latin cyclicus, from Greek kuklikos, from kuklos ‘circle’.Definitions on the go
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