globule
Meaninga little ball
Common meaning: a tiny drop or ball
- globa round mass, ballLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 817 · scan
- ulesmall-thing ending (from Latin -ulus)
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: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin globus ‘a round mass, ball’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry globus, p. 817 · dictionary scan
Roots
- globus Latin “a round mass, ball”
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