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cy

1 American  

  1. cycle; cycles.

Cy 2 American  
[sahy] / saɪ /

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Cyrus.

CY 3 American  

  1. calendar year.

-cy 4 American  

  1. 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 ).

  2. a suffix of nouns denoting rank or office, sometimes attached to the stem of a word rather than to the word itself.

    captaincy; magistracy.
cy. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. capacity.

  2. currency.

  3. cycle; cycles.

Cy. 6 American  

abbreviation

  1. county.

-cy 1 British  

suffix

  1. (forming nouns from adjectives ending in -t, -tic, -te, and -nt) indicating state, quality, or condition

    plutocracy

    lunacy

    intimacy

    infancy

  2. (forming abstract nouns from other nouns) rank or office

    captaincy
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CY 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Cyprus (international car registration)

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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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Both Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers — the 2025 Cy Young Award winners for their respective leagues — also serve in players union leadership roles.

From Los Angeles Times

If they continue to work, Yamamoto could be in the running for the Cy Young Award, after finishing third in National League voting last year.

From Los Angeles Times

But Team USA had hoped this time would be different, especially after reigning Cy Young winners Paul Skenes and Tarik Skubal both signed on.

From The Wall Street Journal

Last season, he unanimously won National League Cy Young honors.

From The Wall Street Journal

The two-time Cy Young Award winner says he’s targeting an April return, and that he’s hoping to get back faster than initially expected.

From Los Angeles Times

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