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)
- semicircle
- Synonym: demi-cercle
- (politics) the benches of the French National Assembly or a foreign parliamentary setting similarly configured
See also
Further reading
- “hémicycle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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