EP'ICYCLE, noun [Gr. a circle.] A little circle, whose center is in the circumference of a greater circle; or a small orb, which, being fixed in the deferent of a planet, is carried along with it, and yet by its own peculiar motion, carries the body of the planet fastened to it round its proper center.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.