cycle 3
noundomain: event
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a periodically repeated sequence of events
Examples
- 1.a cycle of reprisal and retaliation
EnglishDerivationally related form
cyclic 4
adjective
recurring in cycles
cyclical 1
adjective
recurring in cycles
cyclic 5
adjective
marked by repeated cycles
cycle 5
verb
recur in repeating sequences
cycle 2
verb
pass through a cycle
Hyponym
merry-go-round 1
noun
a never-ending cycle of activities and events (especially when they seem to have little purpose)
samsara 1
noun
(Hinduism and Buddhism) the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth
