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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cyclic \Cyc"lic\ (s?k"l?k or s?"kl?k), Cyclical \Cyc"lic*al\
     (s?k"l?-kal), a. [Cf. F. cycluque, Gr. kykliko`s, fr. ky`klos
     See {Cycle}.]
     1. Of or pertaining to a cycle or circle; moving in cycles;
        as, cyclical time. --Coleridge.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. (Chemistry) Having atoms bonded to form a ring structure.
        Opposite of {acyclic}.
  
     Note: Used most commonly in respect to organic compounds.
  
     Note: [Narrower terms: {bicyclic}; {heterocyclic};
           {homocyclic, isocyclic}]
  
     Syn: closed-chain, closed-ring.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. Recurring in cycles[2]; having a pattern that repeats at
        approximately equal intervals; periodic. Opposite of
        {noncyclic}.
  
     Note: [Narrower terms: {alternate(prenominal),
           alternating(prenominal)}; {alternate(prenominal), every
           other(prenominal), every second(prenominal)};
           {alternating(prenominal), oscillating(prenominal)};
           {biyearly}; {circadian exhibiting 24-hour
           periodicity)}; {circular}; {daily, diurnal};
           {fortnightly, biweekly}; {hourly}; {midweek,
           midweekly}; {seasonal}; {semestral, semestrial};
           {semiannual, biannual, biyearly}; {semiweekly,
           biweekly}; {weekly}; {annual, yearly}; {biennial};
           {bimonthly, bimestrial}; {half-hourly}; {half-yearly};
           {monthly}; {tertian, alternate(prenominal)};
           {triennial}]
           [WordNet 1.5]
  
     4. Marked by repeated cycles[2].
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     {Cyclic chorus}, the chorus which performed the songs and
        dances of the dithyrambic odes at Athens, dancing round
        the altar of Bacchus in a circle.
  
     {Cyclic poets}, certain epic poets who followed Homer, and
        wrote merely on the Trojan war and its heroes; -- so
        called because keeping within the circle of a single
        subject. Also, any series or coterie of poets writing on
        one subject. --Milman.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  biyearly
       adj 1: occurring every second year; "they met at biennial
              conventions" [syn: {biennial}]
       2: occurring or payable twice each year [syn: {semiannual}, {biannual}]
       adv 1: every two years; "this festival takes places biennially"
              [syn: {biennially}]
       2: twice a year [syn: {semiannually}]

















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