how to pronounce hémicycle

/e.mi.sikl/

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hémicycle is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of hémicycle in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… en séance en hémicycle demain ça …”

meanings of hémicycle

noun:

Semicircle.
The benches of the French National Assembly or a foreign parliamentary setting similarly configured.

hémicycle frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word hémicycle occurs in french on average 1.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.