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1670–80; < Latin fūrunculus petty thief, boil, equivalent to fūr thief (compare furtive) + -unculus diminutive suffix extracted from derivatives of n-stems; see homunculus
1670–80; < Latin fūrunculus petty thief, boil, equivalent to fūr thief (compare furtive) + -unculus diminutive suffix extracted from derivatives of n-stems; see homunculus
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Furuncular
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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| furuncle (ˈfjʊərʌŋkəl) | |
| —n | |
| pathol the technical name for boil | |
| [C17: from Latin fūrunculus pilferer, petty thief, sore on the body, from fūr thief] | |
| furuncular | |
| —adj | |
| fu'runculous | |
| —adj | |
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