hemicycle
Americannoun
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a semicircular structure, room, arena, wall, etc
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a rare word for semicircle
Other Word Forms
- hemicyclic adjective
Etymology
Origin of hemicycle
1595–1605; < French hémicycle < Latin hēmicyclium < Greek hēmikýklion See hemi-, cycle
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Example Sentences
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A general view of the hemicycle at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, February 24, 2016.
From Reuters • Jun. 7, 2022
Back in the other world of central Dijon, the mayor’s office is housed in the Palace of the Dukes, approached through the magnificent hemicycle of the Place de la Libération, or Liberation Square.
From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2022
A general view of the hemicycle at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, November 24, 2021.
From Reuters • Dec. 14, 2021
In Brussels, Brown got the welcome of a global leader, delivering an address in the vast European Parliament hemicycle from the same rostrum as German Chancellor Angela Merkel when she is in town.
From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2017
Sinking down at one end of the hemicycle, she studied the carved lion's head that ornamented the arm-rest, and the paw, thrusting out from the side-support, upon the pavement beneath.
From The Lion's Brood by Osborne, Duffield
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