How to pronounce cyclops
American English pronunciation
SY-klops
- IPA
- /ˈsaɪˌklɑps/
- Syllables
- SY · klops (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What cyclops means
A giant from old myths with one big eye in its forehead
In a sentence: In the story, the sailors tiptoed past the sleeping cyclops in his cave.
Where it comes from: It comes through Latin from a Greek name meaning "round eye."
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