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Ile

1

abbreviation for

, Biochemistry.


ile-

2
  1. variant of ileo- before a vowel:

    ileac.

-ile

3
  1. a suffix of adjectives expressing capability, susceptibility, liability, aptitude, etc.:

    agile; docile; ductile; fragile; prehensile; volatile.

-ile

suffix forming adjectives

  1. indicating capability, liability, or a relationship with something

    fragile

    agile

    juvenile



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Word History and Origins

Origin of Ile1

From the Latin word -ilis, -īlis

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Ile1

via French from Latin or directly from Latin -ilis

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Example Sentences

Lastly, we taste a smooth Volcelest Triple from Brasserie de la Vallée de Chevreuse, about 40 minutes outside Île-de-France.

Near by lies Mauritius, the Île de France, settled long ago by good French families and well known in modern history.

By the little island without a name which is marked on the plan as Petite Île Charlemagne.

But meanwhile his enemies would have recaptured what he had just won in Valois and the Île de France.

Only one stop was made, about mid afternoon, when they reached an île des bois, or wood island.

Not only did he show the splendid Gothic cathedral, pride of the "fair Île-de-France," but the bishop's house as well.

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