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fascicule

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fas⋅ci⋅cule

[fas-i-kyool]
–noun
a fascicle, esp. of a book.

Origin:
1690–1700; var. of fasciculus and fascicle; see -cule
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fas·ci·cle   (fās'ĭ-kəl)   
n.  
  1. A small bundle.

  2. One of the parts of a book published in separate sections. Also called fascicule.

  3. Botany A bundle or cluster of stems, flowers, or leaves.

  4. See fasciculus.


[Latin fasciculus, diminutive of fascis, bundle.]
fas'ci·cled adj.
fas·ci·cule   (fās'ĭ-kyōōl')   
n.  See fascicle.
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