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cell

/ˈsel/SEL
/ˈsɛl/SEL

Meaninga small room

Common meaning: a small room

Other meanings: a basic unit of life

Journey through time

  1. Latincella‘a small room, store-room’
  2. Middle Englishcellesource
  3. Englishcell‘a small room’ · today

cell also in: cellarcellular

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin cella ‘a small room, store-room’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry cella, p. 309 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • cella Latin “a small room, store-room”

Related words

cellarcellular

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