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cyclical

/ˈsaɪklɪkəl/

Meanings
adjective
Recurring at regular intervals

Examples :

"The school's popularity is cyclical; enrollment rises and falls every few years. "
time frequency process

Related Words

Illustration enrollment

enrollment noun

/ɪnˈroʊlmənt/ /ɛnˈroʊlmənt/

The act of enrolling or the state of being enrolled.

"The enrollment in the new online cooking class was very high. "

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intervals noun

/ˈɪntəvəlz/ /ˈɪntɚvəlz/

A distance in space.

"The intervals between the houses on the street were uneven, some quite large and some very small. "

Illustration school

school noun

/skuːl/

(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

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and noun

/ænd/ /ənd/ /ən/

In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.

"The drummer emphasized the ands in the song, making the rhythm very clear. "

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years noun

/ji.ə(ɹ)z/

A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference).

"we moved to this town a year ago;  I quit smoking exactly one year ago"

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popularity noun

/ˌpɒp.jəˈlæɹ.ɪ.ti/

The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being esteemed by, or of being in favor with, the people at large

"Politicians are rarely known for their popularity."

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few pronoun

/fjuː/ /fju/

Few people, few things.

"Many are called, but few are chosen."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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rises verb

/ˈɹaɪzɪz/

To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.

"The sun rises in the east every morning. "

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falls noun

/fɑlz/ /fɔːlz/

The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.

"The sudden falls on the icy sidewalk caused several injuries. "

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recurring verb

/rɪˈkɜːrɪŋ/ /rəˈkɜːrɪŋ/

To have recourse (to) someone or something for assistance, support etc.

"When faced with a difficult math problem, I often recur to my older sister for help. "

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regular noun

/ˈɹɛɡjʊlə/ /ˈɹɛɡjəlɚ/

A member of the British Army (as opposed to a member of the Territorial Army or Reserve).

"The sergeant major is a regular in the British Army. "