cycle — meaning in English

English meaning

• cycle noun A series of events that repeats itself in the same order.
• period noun A stretch of time, or a particular era seen as a distinct whole.

Senses

cycle is used for these senses in English:

• cycle A complete rotation of anything.
• middle school (schools, countable) A school which crosses the traditional divide between primary school and secondary school.
• period The length of time during which the same characteristics of a periodic phenomenon recur, such as the repetition of a wave or the rotation of a planet. [from 17th c.]

cycle — full definition

1. noun A series of events that repeats itself in the same order.
2. noun A pedal-powered vehicle such as a bicycle, tricycle, or unicycle.
3. verb To ride a bicycle or similar vehicle.
4. verb To go through a repeating series of stages, or to turn a device off and back on.

period — full definition

1. noun A stretch of time, or a particular era seen as a distinct whole.
2. noun The punctuation mark "." used to end a sentence or mark an abbreviation.
3. noun A monthly episode of menstruation.
4. noun One of the timed segments a game, class, or match is divided into.
5. intj Used to show a statement is final, with nothing more to add.

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