hémicycle

See also: hemicycle

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hēmicyclium, from Ancient Greek ἡμικύκλιον (hēmikúklion).

Pronunciation

^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /e.mi.sikl/
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Noun

hémicycle m (plural hémicycles)

semicircle
(politics) the benches of the French National Assembly or a foreign parliamentary setting similarly configured

Further reading

“hémicycle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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