Standard Lemma guide

cyte

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /saɪt/
  • UK: /sʌɪt/
  • rhymes with -aɪt
  • rhymes with -ʌɪt

1

noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of cell (“quantity of protoplasm, containing a nucleus, enclosed within a cell membrane”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cell

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Obsolete form of city.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, obsolete

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos, “hollow”, “vessel”); compare -cyte.