Kilo Lingo

/faɪl/

Line drawing of file
Coloured illustration of file
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Translation

A folder for keeping papers together, or a set of information kept on a computer.

Word origin

From Latin filum, meaning a thread, because papers used to be kept in order on a string.

Origin
Latin
Root
filum
English cognates
profile, filament

Grammar

Gender
Pluralfiles

Examples

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"File" here means the folder holding her papers.

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"File" can also mean information kept on a computer.

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"Files" is the plural form.

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This word is part of lesson 17.