hémicycle

See also: hemicycle

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin hēmicyclium, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡμικύκλιον (hēmikúklion).

Pronunciation

  • (mute h) IPA(key): /e.mi.sikl/
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Noun

hémicycle m (plural hémicycles)

  1. semicircle
    Synonym: demi-cercle
  2. (politics) the benches of the French National Assembly or a foreign parliamentary setting similarly configured

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