Cycladic
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the Cyclades.
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of or relating to the Bronze Age culture of the Cyclades, c3000–c1100 b.c.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Cycladic
First recorded in 1910–15; Cyclad(es) + -ic
Example Sentences
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Andrew Crowley, 46, of Longwell Green, Gloucestershire, asked the auction house to value three Cycladic figures and an Anatolian stargazer statuette he had inherited from his grandfather.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
The "Cycladic islands are not grounds for pharaonic projects", the mayors continued.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
And many of the new constructions are far removed from traditional Cycladic architecture.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
Other important works include the Roman “Lansdowne Herakles,” which dates to about AD 175, and the Cycladic “Male Harp Player,” 2700–2300 BC.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2025
I doubt I am alone in thinking that this idealized realism lacked something and that Greece’s sculptural tradition was never better than in the hands of its Cycladic forebears.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
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