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
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
A general view of the hemicycle at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, November 24, 2021.
From Reuters • Dec. 14, 2021
The chapel — part of the hemicycle entrance to the cemetery, where two other chapels are up for auction — was in good shape after a recent restoration paid for by the city.
From New York Times • May 21, 2018
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
At the extremity of the portico, in a hemicycle, stood a headless statue—perhaps the Piety or Concord to which the entire edifice was dedicated.
From The Wonders of Pompeii by Monnier, Marc
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