appendicle

American

[uh-pen-di-kuhl] / əˈpɛn dɪ kəl /

noun

a small appendage.

appendicle British

/ əˈpɛndɪkəl /

noun

a small appendage

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Etymology

Origin of appendicle

1605–15; < Latin appendicula small appendage, equivalent to appendic- ( appendix ) + -ula -ule

Example Sentences

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When the pitch and height of men's attainments in this world is but a consectary, an appendicle of it, what must this kingdom be in itself, when all these things follow as attendants?

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