cy
cycle; cycles.
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-cya suffix used to form abstract nouns from adjectives with stems in -t, -te, -tic, and especially -nt (democracy; accuracy; expediency; stagnancy; lunacy ), and sometimes used to form action nouns (vacancy; occupancy ).
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cy.abbreviationcapacity.
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Cy.abbreviationcounty.
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[sahy]
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a suffix used to form abstract nouns from adjectives with stems in -t, -te, -tic, and especially -nt (democracy; accuracy; expediency; stagnancy; lunacy ), and sometimes used to form action nouns (vacancy; occupancy ).
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a suffix of nouns denoting rank or office, sometimes attached to the stem of a word rather than to the word itself.
captaincy; magistracy.
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capacity.
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currency.
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cycle; cycles.
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(forming nouns from adjectives ending in -t, -tic, -te, and -nt) indicating state, quality, or condition
plutocracy
lunacy
intimacy
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(forming abstract nouns from other nouns) rank or office
captaincy
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Etymology
Origin of -cy
Representing French -cie, -tie, Latin -cia, -tia, Greek -kia, -keia, -tia, -teia; in most cases to be analyzed as consonant + -y 3, the consonant making the whole or the last member of the preceding morpheme
Example Sentences
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And while Sotomayor noted that such cy pres settlements are rare, Frank said more will be on the way because of the 9th Circuit’s standards.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 31, 2018
Under cy pres, for instance, the March of Dimes could turn its focus to other childhood diseases once polio was eradicated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2018
Prove that if a, b, and c are positive constants, then all solutions to the second-order linear differential equation ay″ + by′ + cy = 0 approach zero as x → ∞.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
But in several instances, courts have rejected the settlements after finding the money dedicated to the cy pres award should go to the plaintiffs themselves, or are going to inappropriate charities.
From Reuters ● Sep. 28, 2012
“Did anybody see which way he went? What an exciting day, what? Sa sa cy avaunt, cy sa avaunt, sa cy avaunt!”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
He went into opening day fully healthy for the first time in years and even had visions of adding a Cy Young Award to his four MVPs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
The four-time MVP will try to overcome his recent struggles when he faces Cy Young favorite Jacob Misiorowski in Game 1.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
If the Dodgers win the series, the Milwaukee winter could be cold and long, with fans tortured by visions of Skubal and presumptive Cy Young winner Jacob Misiorowski starting four games in the series.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
He posted a 1.95 ERA and is all but certain to win the AL Cy Young.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
A white Communist, a leader of the district of the Communist party, Cy Perry, a slender, close-cropped fellow, stood glaring at me.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
All three types of meteorites originate from the birth of the Solar System, and partially resemble each other, but only the CY group shows signs of drying and thermal decomposition due to recent heating.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 28, 2023
The 2020 AL CY Young winner was dialed in, pitching like the staff ace he’s been for years in Cleveland and could be elsewhere going forward.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2023
The reigning NL CY Young Award winner allowed a walk and had five strikeouts in a 101-pitch outing.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 2, 2023
“Having to call CY as soon as the lockout ended and tell him what our decision was, it wasn’t an easy phone call,” Kershaw said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2022
His ship was a Starflite class, Serial CY 122439.
From Noble Redman by Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) Bone
Like the 10d. that preceded it, however, the corresponding values were inserted in the spandrels, "6d. stg." in the left hand pair and "7½d. cy." in the right hand pair.
From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Clifton Armstrong Howes
I begin to fear that S.B. and Cy. are a nest of——.
From A Publisher and His Friends Memoir and Correspondence of John Murray; with an Account of the Origin and Progress of the House, 1768-1843 by Samuel Smiles
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