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cameral
cam·er·al
/
ˈkæm
ər
əl, ˈkæm
rəl
/
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[
kam
-er-
uh
l,
kam
-r
uh
l
]
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adjective
1.
of or pertaining to a judicial or legislative chamber or the privacy of such a chamber.
2.
cameralistic
.
Origin:
1755–65;
<
Medieval Latin
camerālis,
equivalent to
camer
(
a
) treasury, governmental chamber +
-ālis
-al
1
; see
chamber
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cameral
(ˈkæmərəl)
—
adj
of or relating to a judicial or legislative chamber
[C18: from Medieval Latin
camerālis;
see
camera
]
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