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oculi
oc·u·lus
/
ˈɒk
yə
ləs
/
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[
ok
-y
uh
-l
uh
s
]
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noun,
plural
oc·u·li
/
-ˌlaɪ
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-lahy
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.
1.
an eye.
2.
Architecture
.
a circular opening, especially one at the apex of a dome.
3.
Archaeology
.
a design representing an eye, as on funerary pottery found in megalithic tombs of Europe.
Origin:
<
Neo-Latin,
Latin:
eye
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Word Origin & History
oculus
pl. oculi, from L. oculus "eye" (see
eye
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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oculus
oc·u·lus (ŏk'yə-ləs)
n.
pl.
oc·u·li
(-lī')
Abbr.
O
Eye.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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