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VELOCIPEDE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals

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 wheel

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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