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hemicycle
[ hem-i-sahy-kuhl ]
hemicycle
/ -ˈsɪk-; ˈhɛmɪˌsaɪkəl; ˌhɛmɪˈsaɪklɪk /
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Derived Forms
- hemicyclic, adjective
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Other Words From
- hem·i·cy·clic [hem-i-, sahy, -klik, -, sik, -lik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hemicycle1
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Example Sentences
In the hemicycle the committee benches had disappeared; they had run parallel to the sections on the arc of a circle.
The hemicycle became the apse; the gallery, a clerestory; the hall, a central nave.
Above the terrace of the recesses, rose that of the Hemicycle.
In the hemicycle above are the Virgin and Child under a Byzantine canopy with angels and founders on either side.
His greatest work, however, and one which won him much fame, is his well-known Hemicycle in the Beaux Arts (p. 319).
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