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    VELOCIPEDE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedalsplay

    Synonyms:

    tricycle; trike; velocipede

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("velocipede" is a kind of...):

    wheeled vehicle (a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "velocipede"):

    cycle rickshaw; pedicab (a tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling); used in the Orient for transporting passengers for hire)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Any of several early bicycles with pedals on the front wheelplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("velocipede" is a kind of...):

    bicycle; bike; cycle; wheel (a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals)

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