"bicyclian" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /baɪˈsɪk.li.ən/
Etymology: bicycle + -ian Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bicycle|ian}} bicycle + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} bicyclian (not comparable)
  1. (rare) Of or pertaining to a bicycle or bicycles. Tags: not-comparable, rare
    Sense id: en-bicyclian-en-adj-iMuMvw68 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian

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          "ref": "1885, Joseph Grinnell Dalton, Lyra Bicyclica: Sixty Poets on the Wheel",
          "text": "Bicyclian bards who sung / Wheely ideas below",
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          "ref": "1967, Jan Pen, A primer on international trade, page 15",
          "text": "It is quite possible that the United States has a highly productive automobile industry and a highly productive bicycle industry, while the Bicyclian automobile industry and the bicycle industry are at a lower level of productivity […]",
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          "ref": "1990, Robert Grudin, The Grace of Great Things: Creativity and Innovation",
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