cellule
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cellule
First recorded in 1645–55, cellule is from the Latin word cellula small room. See cell, -ule
Example Sentences
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But he never knows what is the organization to which his Chef de cellule reports or which issues orders to the Chef.
From Time Magazine Archive
The head of the factory knows of the cellule in his own factory and he knows who is the Chef de cellule.
From Time Magazine Archive
There is nothing surprising in this; rather it is one of Nature's laws that may not be overlooked, traceable back to that first coalescence when the female cellule absorbs the male.
From The Truth About Woman by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)
My cellule was cool, and I fell asleep easily.
From The Enormous Room by Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin)
The cellule at first is observed to be empty, and then, by the aid of secretion, green matter is gradually produced in the cavity and assumes a definite form.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)
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