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cyc

1 American  
[sahyk] / saɪk /

noun

Informal.
  1. cyclorama.


CYC 2 American  
cyc. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. cyclopedia.


Etymology

Origin of cyc

Shortened form

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With that, George and Gil were called over to the cyc wall, where they posed in various configurations.

From The New Yorker Sep. 21, 2016

The CYC dates to the early 1920s, started by boat owners from the Los Angeles Athletic Club and other yacht clubs.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 15, 2023

The first message she read simply stated, “The CYC is gone.”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 15, 2023

For the last 24 years, Dakoske Koslu and her family have been dedicated members of the CYC, whose clubhouse is a few miles away from their home in Playa del Rey.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 15, 2023

If two computer personalities like the ones being developed, Cog and CYC, were connected and left alone for 24 hours, would they initiate and carry on a meaningful conversation?

From Time Magazine Archive

Farsighted proponents of this school imagine huge populations of digital agents meeting and mating in increasingly complex global networks--creating in their progeny artificial intelligences that exceed even the descendants of CYC and Cog.

From Time Magazine Archive

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