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CARREL
carrel, carrell, cubicle, stall
(noun) small individual study area in a library
Carrel, Alexis Carrel
(noun) French surgeon and biologist who developed a way to suture and graft blood vessels (1873-1944)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Carrel (plural Carrels)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Carrel is the 25171st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 985 individuals. Carrel is most common among White (91.57%) individuals.
Anagrams
• clarré
Etymology 1
Noun
carrel (plural carrels)
(architecture) A small closet or enclosure built against a window on the inner side, to sit in for study.
Hence, a partially partitioned space for studying or reading, often in a library.
Etymology 2
Noun
carrel (plural carrels)
A square-headed arrow; a quarrel.
Anagrams
• clarré
Source: Wiktionary
Car"rel, n.
Definition: See Quarrel, an arrow.
Car"rel, n. (Arch.)
Definition: Same as 4th Carol.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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