"cyclical" meaning in English

See cyclical in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsaɪklɪkəl/, /ˈsɪklɪkəl/ Forms: more cyclical [comparative], most cyclical [superlative]
Etymology: From cyclic + -al. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*kʷel-}}, {{af|en|cyclic|-al}} cyclic + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} cyclical (comparative more cyclical, superlative most cyclical)
  1. recurring at regular intervals Synonyms: cyclic, periodic, periodic Translations (recurring at regular intervals — see also cyclic): syklinen (Finnish), jaksoittainen (Finnish), zyklisch (German), rialta (Irish), féiltiúil (Irish), چرخهای (čarxe-'i) (Persian), cearclach (Scottish Gaelic), cíclico (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-cyclical-en-adj-hMaC08py Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 86 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 94 6 Derived forms: acyclical, anticyclical, contracyclical, countercyclical, cyclicalism, cyclicality, cyclically, cyclical unemployment, cyclical vomiting syndrome, epicyclical, heterocyclical, intercyclical, intracyclical, noncyclical, polycyclical, procyclical

Noun

IPA: /ˈsaɪklɪkəl/, /ˈsɪklɪkəl/ Forms: cyclicals [plural]
Etymology: From cyclic + -al. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*kʷel-}}, {{af|en|cyclic|-al}} cyclic + -al Head templates: {{en-noun}} cyclical (plural cyclicals)
  1. (finance, often in the plural) A stock of a cyclical company. Tags: in-plural, often Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-cyclical-en-noun-ecDmb9hK Topics: business, finance

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          "ref": "2021 December 1, Charles Hugh Smith, The Long Cycles Have All Turned: Look Out Below:",
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          "word": "syklinen"
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