cell
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/sɛl/]
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Senses
1. cell (noun) — sense 1
Definition: A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
Example: So, taking them apart into his cell, / He to that point fit speaches gan to frame […].
2. cell (noun) — sense 2
Definition: A small monastery or nunnery dependent on a larger religious establishment.
3. cell (noun) — sense 3
Definition: A small room in a monastery or nunnery accommodating one person.
Example: Gregor Mendel must have spent a good amount of time outside of his cell.
4. cell (verb) — sense 4
Definition: To place or enclose in a cell.
Example: Myself a recluse from the world, And celled under ground, Lest that the gould, the precious stones, And pleasures, here be found
Structure of the word
Roots:- ḱel (cover, Proto-Indo-European)
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