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Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin hemicyclium, from Ancient Greek. Compare French hémicycle. By surface analysis, hemi- + ciclo.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iklu
- Hyphenation: he‧mi‧ci‧clo
Noun
hemiciclo m (plural hemiciclos)
- semicircle, hemicycle
- (politics) floor (the part of the house assigned to the members of a parliament)
Further reading
- “hemiciclo”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “hemiciclo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “hemiciclo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “hemiciclo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “hemiciclo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “hemiciclo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French hémicycle, from Latin hemicyclĭum, from Ancient Greek ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐον (hēmikúklion). By surface analysis, hemi- + ciclo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /emiˈθiklo/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /emiˈsiklo/
- Rhymes: -iklo
- Syllabification: he‧mi‧ci‧clo
Noun
hemiciclo m (plural hemiciclos)
- semicircle
- (politics) chamber
Further reading