bicycle
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bicycle sing (pl.: bicycles)
- IPA: /ˈbaɪsɪkəl/, /ˈbaɪˌsɪkəl/, /ˈbaɪˌsaɪkəl/
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dal francese bicyclette di per sé un neologismo risalente al 1847 e formato come composto di bi- (“due”) e del greco κύκλος(kúklos, “cerchio, ruota”). Attestato in inglese dal 1868
- (colloquiale) bike, cycle
- (obsoleto) velocipede
- Dictionary.com, lemma bicycle
- The Free Dictionary, edizione online
- Merriam-Webster, Versione on-line
- WordReference.com, Versione on-line Inglese-Italiano
- Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary
- Il Sansoni, Inglese edizione on-line da "www.corriere.it"