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is⋅let

[ahy-lit]
–noun
1. a very small island.
–adjective
2. Anatomy. situated in or pertaining to the islet of Langerhans: islet cells.

Origin:
1530–40; < MF islette. See isle, -et
is·let     (ī'lĭt)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A very small island: rocky islets off the coast.

islet

noun
a small island [syn: isle

Islet

Is"let\, n. [OF. islette (cf. F. [^i]lot), dim. of isle.] A little island.

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