"cycloptic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more cycloptic [comparative], most cycloptic [superlative]
Etymology: Derived from cyclops (one eye) Head templates: {{en-adj}} cycloptic (comparative more cycloptic, superlative most cycloptic)
  1. (not comparable) One-eyed. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-cycloptic-en-adj-vJ~~OOvr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
  2. (figurative) Approaching or viewing a situation with a single perspective, lacking foresight; short-sighted. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-cycloptic-en-adj-Aumcq639
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          "ref": "1997, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (film)",
          "text": "DR. EVIL: You know, I have one simple request. And that is to have sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads! Now evidently my cycloptic colleague informs me that that cannot be done. Ah, would you remind me what I pay you people for, honestly?"
        }
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        "One-eyed."
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        "(not comparable) One-eyed."
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1981, David LeRoy Miller, Christs: Meditations on Archetypal Images in Christian Theology, Seabury Press, published 1981, page 38:",
          "text": "Such insightful feeling by way of cycloptic vision may accompany an experience […]",
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        "(figurative) Approaching or viewing a situation with a single perspective, lacking foresight; short-sighted."
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          "ref": "1997, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (film)",
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