Meaning
An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
From Middle English cicle (“fixed length period of years”), from Late Latin cyclus, from Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”), from Proto-Hellenic *kúklos, *kʷókʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos (“circle, wheel”). Doublet of chakra, chakram, charkha, chukker, cyclus, kike, and wheel (see there for more).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 7 recorded puzzles: