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cy

1
  1. cycle; cycles.


Cy

2

[ sahy ]

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Cyrus.

CY

3
  1. calendar year.

-cy

4
  1. a suffix used to form abstract nouns from adjectives with stems in -t, -te, -tic, and especially -nt ( democracy; accuracy; expediency; stagnancy; lunacy ), and sometimes used to form action nouns ( vacancy; occupancy ).
  2. a suffix of nouns denoting rank or office, sometimes attached to the stem of a word rather than to the word itself:

    captaincy; magistracy.

cy.

5

abbreviation for

  1. capacity.
  2. currency.
  3. cycle; cycles.

Cy.

6

abbreviation for

  1. county.

-cy

1

suffix

  1. forming nouns from adjectives ending in -t, -tic, -te, and -nt indicating state, quality, or condition

    lunacy

    infancy

    plutocracy

    intimacy

  2. forming abstract nouns from other nouns rank or office

    captaincy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

CY

2

abbreviation for

  1. Cyprus (international car registration)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cy1

Representing French -cie, -tie, Latin -cia, -tia, Greek -kia, -keia, -tia, -teia; in most cases to be analyzed as consonant + -y 3, the consonant making the whole or the last member of the preceding morpheme
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cy1

via Old French from Latin -cia, -tia, Greek -kia, -tia, abstract noun suffixes
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Example Sentences

I wouldn’t be surprised if they find a way to land a fourth former MVP to the lineup or another former Cy Young Award winner.

Yet now they must try to maintain that competitive stance while reconciling that this offseason the Dodgers already added starter Blake Snell, who won the NL Cy Young Award in 2023 in a Padres uniform.

Last week, the team addressed its need in the starting rotation, landing two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell on a five-year, $182 million contract.

Including Ohtani, the franchise has now struck five such deals in the last year, most recently landing two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell for $182 million last month.

On and on the tears flowed, from Pittsburgh to Minnesota, from Northern California to South Florida, with many blubbering that signing two-time Cy Young Award-winning Blake Snell to a $182-million contract officially makes the defending World Series champions bad for the game.

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