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flabella
fla·bel·lum
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fləˈbɛl
əm
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noun,
plural
fla·bel·la
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1.
a fan, especially one used in religious ceremonies.
2.
a fan-shaped part.
Origin:
1865–70;
<
Latin
flābellum
fan, diminutive of
flābra
breezes, equivalent to
flā
(
re
) to
blow
2
+
-bra,
plural of
-brum
noun suffix of means; see
castellum
for formation
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flabellum
(fləˈbɛləm)
—
n
,
pl
-la
1.
a fan-shaped organ or part, such as the tip of the proboscis of a honeybee
2.
RC Church
a large ceremonial fan
[C19: from Latin: small fan, from
flābra
breezes, from
flāre
to blow]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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