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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

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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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The Dodgers signed Bauer, the 2020 National League Cy Young Award winner, to a three-year, $102-million contract before the 2021 season.

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ARLINGTON, Texas — One of the starting pitchers Friday night has won two Cy Young Awards.

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In 2018 and 2019, he won back-to-back Cy Young honors.

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The former two-time Cy Young award winner began a throwing program Monday and has played catch every day since then.

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Dylan Hernández writes Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto has matured and improved since last season, asserting himself as a Cy Young candidate.

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