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单词 bicycular
释义

bicycularadj.

Brit. /bʌɪˈsɪkjᵿlə/, U.S. /baɪˈsɪkjələr/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bicycle n., -ar suffix1.
Etymology: Humorously < bicycle n. + -ar suffix1, after vehicular adj. Compare bicyclical adj., bicyclic adj.1
Chiefly humorous. Now rare.
Of or relating to a bicycle or to the activity of cycling. Also occasionally: having two wheels.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [adjective] > of or relating to cycles > of or relating to bicycle
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1869 Sci. Amer. 20 Feb. 117 [She] is astonishing the citizens..by her skilful management of the bicycular velocipede. To add to the effect she wears a bicycular garment.
1886 Cyclist 21 Apr. 618/2 Matters bicycular appear to be progressing..in Norway.
1976 Independent (Long Beach, Calif.) 18 Oct. b1 The fourth annual bicycular fundraising function.
1993 B. McNaughton Nasty Stories (2000) 135 The bicycular Buick he had put away with childish things.., when bike-riding hadn't fit the James Dean image he'd coveted.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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