fascicule

American

[fas-i-kyool] / ˈfæs ɪˌkyul /

noun

a fascicle, especially of a book.

fascicule British

/ ˈfæsɪˌkjuːl /

noun

Also called: fascicle. fasciculus. one part of a printed work that is published in instalments

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Etymology

Origin of fascicule

1690–1700; variant of fasciculus and fascicle; -cule ¹

Example Sentences

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The Codex, which most probably included other treatises preceding and following Koheleth, possessed an unknown number of fascicules, Koheleth beginning on the sixth leaf of one and ending on the third of the fourth following.

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According to the hypothesis we are considering, the middle fascicules becoming loose, fell out of the Codex, and were found by some one who was utterly unqualified to replace them in position.

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On the first two leaves of the second fascicule write v.

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On third and fourth leaves of the second fascicule write iii.

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