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/se.lyl/

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Translation

cell (prison, biological or organisational)

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Word origin

From Latin cellula ('little room'), a diminutive of cella ('small room, storeroom'). English cell, cellular and cellar all come from the same Latin root.

Origin
Latin
Root
cellula
English cognates
cell, cellular, cellar

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralcellules

Examples

- .

The prisoner spends twenty-three hours a day in his cell.

.

The human body contains billions of cells.

.

A crisis unit was set up after the accident.

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The guards searched every cell in the building.

microscope .

The microscope makes it possible to observe a living cell.

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This word is taught in chapter 15, lesson 10: cellule, arrêt, risquer and 7 more words.