hémicycle
See also: hemicycle
French
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Latin hēmicyclium, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡμικύκλιον (hēmikúklion).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithémicycle m (plural hémicycles)
- semicircle
- Synonym: demi-cercle
- (politics) the benches of the French National Assembly or a foreign parliamentary setting similarly configured
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “hémicycle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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