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-cule

1
  1. variant of -cle 1:

    animalcule; molecule; reticule.

-cule

2
  1. variant of -cle 2:

    ridicule.

-cule

suffix forming nouns

  1. indicating smallness

    animalcule

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Word History and Origins

Origin of -cule1

From French, from Latin -culus, -cula, -culum; -cle 1

Origin of -cule2

From French, from Latin -culum, -cula; -cle 2

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Word History and Origins

Origin of -cule1

from Latin -culus, diminutive suffix; compare -cle

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Example Sentences

He is at liberty to deny and ridi- cule the rule of three, conic sections, and even the multiplication table.

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