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castellum

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cas⋅tel⋅lum

  [ka-stel-uhm]
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–noun, plural cas⋅tel⋅li  [ka-stel-ahy] . Archaeology.
a small isolated fortress, or one of a series of such fortresses, of the ancient Romans.
Origin:
< L: fortified settlement, fortress < *casterlom < *castṛlom < *castrelom, equiv. to castr(a) (neut. pl.) fortified camp + *-elom dim. suffix; see -ule, -elle
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